Word: cabellian
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...Richmond, Old School Stylist James Branch Cabell, who knows a lot of words, broke his accustomed silence to inform his publishers that he was writing a new book. "I do not think that to announce the book as 'in preparation,' " wrote Cabell, bringing memories of the oldtime Cabellian vocabulary thronging, "should be regarded as hubris...
...influences which have played a major part in forming the character of the hero. This is not in keeping with the originally which, we are given to understand, is the distinguishing feature of the modern drams. Indeed --profanity of profanities--there seems to be a distinct echo of the Cabellian titers here and there; witness the title of one of the scenes: "The High Gestes of Hercules...
...public fancy, made his Private Life of Helen of Troy (1925) a U. S. bestseller. The formula has worn a little thin, but Erskine tales still make pleasant enough reading. Erskine admirers may solace themselves by reflecting that although Anatole France would have done them better, many a Cabellian would have done them worse. In adapting the Tristan legend to his scheme, Author Erskine has of course ousted Tristan from the hero's place, made minor Palamede the heroic figure. Palamede was a Saracen who fell in love with the ideas of chivalry as related...
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