Distressing Damsels
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1rainlights
Dear group,
as some of you know, I had the opportunity to publish a paper about the "Distressing Damsels" in Cabell's romances, i.e. the various incarnations of Gabriella/Ettarre and her sisters, along with a discussion of some of Frank C. Papé's plates. At least that's what I wanted to do. However, since the book the paper was to be published in dealt primarily with various forms of Gothic fiction, I had to address that angle as well. The result is maybe a strange mixture and covers lost loves like Dorothy as well as darker beings like Corinna.
I recently discovered that Google Books -- in their usual generous way -- has the whole paper online in their "preview". So I though I'd post a link for anybody interested in the topic to enjoy.
I tried to be as thorough as possible, but mistakes happen, so apologies for any factual errors. Also a big thank you to Crypto-Willobie for his helpful advice.
Link: Distressing Damsels: Gothic Chivalry in James Branch Cabell's Biography
In print: Ellen Redling, Christian Schneider (eds.): Gothic Transgressions, pp. 77-102
as some of you know, I had the opportunity to publish a paper about the "Distressing Damsels" in Cabell's romances, i.e. the various incarnations of Gabriella/Ettarre and her sisters, along with a discussion of some of Frank C. Papé's plates. At least that's what I wanted to do. However, since the book the paper was to be published in dealt primarily with various forms of Gothic fiction, I had to address that angle as well. The result is maybe a strange mixture and covers lost loves like Dorothy as well as darker beings like Corinna.
I recently discovered that Google Books -- in their usual generous way -- has the whole paper online in their "preview". So I though I'd post a link for anybody interested in the topic to enjoy.
I tried to be as thorough as possible, but mistakes happen, so apologies for any factual errors. Also a big thank you to Crypto-Willobie for his helpful advice.
Link: Distressing Damsels: Gothic Chivalry in James Branch Cabell's Biography
In print: Ellen Redling, Christian Schneider (eds.): Gothic Transgressions, pp. 77-102
2elenchus
Really appreciate you posting this, rainlights! Hope to get to it tonight.
3Crypto-Willobie
Cool! I think I'll read it again...
Btw, when I clicked that link it took me to blank pages, but when I searched 'Cabell' from scratch in the search box over to the left the whole article did come up.
Btw, when I clicked that link it took me to blank pages, but when I searched 'Cabell' from scratch in the search box over to the left the whole article did come up.
4elenchus
Rather than follow the link (which appears to have "expired" in terms of its validity in Google Books), I made my own search for the book, and found the article entire.
A very enjoyable read, rainlights. Have you read Claire Myers Owens' The Unpredictable Adventure, and do you think it worth getting for a Cabell fan? Your description makes it sound more than mere mimickry.
A very enjoyable read, rainlights. Have you read Claire Myers Owens' The Unpredictable Adventure, and do you think it worth getting for a Cabell fan? Your description makes it sound more than mere mimickry.
5rainlights
Edit: That's strange, I just had the same problem. At first I thought I did something wrong editing the link or that it was a redirecting issue with Google Germany/US. Then it seemed like the link works as long as I'm logged into LibraryThing and stops working when I'm logged out. I don't get it. Here is the "official" link Google Books generates when clicking the chain icon: https://books.google.com/books?id=HRK5CgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA77&pg=PA77#v=onepag...
Anyway, thanks for your feedback! As for The Unpredictable Adventure, I read it, and actually I wanted to write even more about, but my editors asked me to cut that digression. (In this thread I posted my slightly longer first draft of that chapter.)
Especially Tellectina's stay with Cabell and the long summary she gives of his plays I found very touching, because it brought back memories of my first reaction to them, but also made me see them from another -- female -- point of view. I think it's worth reading as secondary literature on Cabell, and generally it's a remarkable document of early feminist writing. Stylistically, it's also really good, but I didn't get much from the plot or the philosophy, maybe because it's so straightforward in its Jungian allegories. Also, Tellectina isn't a trickster like many of Cabell's characters are. It feels more like a curious Alice sucked into a Cabell wonderland.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback! As for The Unpredictable Adventure, I read it, and actually I wanted to write even more about, but my editors asked me to cut that digression. (In this thread I posted my slightly longer first draft of that chapter.)
Especially Tellectina's stay with Cabell and the long summary she gives of his plays I found very touching, because it brought back memories of my first reaction to them, but also made me see them from another -- female -- point of view. I think it's worth reading as secondary literature on Cabell, and generally it's a remarkable document of early feminist writing. Stylistically, it's also really good, but I didn't get much from the plot or the philosophy, maybe because it's so straightforward in its Jungian allegories. Also, Tellectina isn't a trickster like many of Cabell's characters are. It feels more like a curious Alice sucked into a Cabell wonderland.
