Word: cabellian
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...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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