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Cab·ell (kăbʹəl), James Branch. 1879-1958.
American writer best known for a series of satirical novels, including Jurgen (1919), set in a fictitious medieval French province called Poictesme.
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Cabell, James Branch — born April 14, 1879, Richmond, Va., U.S. died May 5, 1958, Richmond U.S. writer. Cabell attacked American orthodoxies and institutions in his best known novel, Jurgen (1919), a story replete with sexual symbolism. His other works, many of them… … Universalium
Cabell, James Branch — (14 abr. 1879, Richmond, Va., EE.UU.–5 may. 1958, Richmond). Escritor estadounidense. En su novela más conocida, Jurgen (1919), historia llena de simbolismo sexual, Cabell ataca las instituciones y ortodoxias norteamericanas. Entre sus otras… … Enciclopedia Universal
Cabell, James Branch — см. Кэбелл, Джеймс Бранч … Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии
James Branch Cabell — Infobox Writer name = James Branch Cabell caption = James Branch Cabell photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1935. birthdate = April 14, 1879 birthplace = Richmond, Virginia deathdate = May 5, 1958 deathplace = life = occupation = Author movement =… … Wikipedia
James Branch Cabell — (* 14. April 1879, Richmond (Virginia); † 5. Mai 1958 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Autor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biographie 2 Die Chroniken von Poictesme 3 Jürgen … Deutsch Wikipedia
James Branch Cabell — noun United States writer of satirical novels (1879 1958) • Syn: ↑Cabell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
James — James, Henry James, Henry James, William * * * (as used in expressions) Agee, James Anderson, (James) Maxwell Audubon, John James Baldwin, James (Arthur) Balfour (de Whittingehame), Arthur James, 1 conde Ballard, J(ames) G(raham) Barrie, Sir… … Enciclopedia Universal
Cabell — /kab euhl/, n. James Branch 1879 1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic. * * * (as used in expressions) Breckinridge John Cabell Cabell James Branch Cabell Calloway III * * * … Universalium
branch — branchless, adj. branchlike, adj. /branch, brahnch/, n. 1. a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. 2. a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer s antlers. 3. any member or… … Universalium
James — /jaymz/, n. 1. Also called James the Great. one of the 12 apostles, the son of Zebedee and brother of the apostle John. Matt. 4:21. 2. the person identified in Gal. 1:19 as a brother of Jesus: probably the author of the Epistle of St. James. 3.… … Universalium
