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Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship

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  • 1920 first published
  • 218 pages
  • 59 editions
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Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship is a 1920 historical fantasy and romantasy novel by James Branch Cabell. Readers will find themes of middle Ages.

It has been published in 59 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 559 times in the last 30 days.

At about 218 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship

"Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship" by James Branch Cabell is a fantasy novel written between 1910-1912. Set in the imaginary French province of Poictesme during the 13th century, it tells the story of Dom Manuel's daughter Melicent and the disastrous struggle between her successive husbands, Demetrios of Anatolia and Perion de la Forêt. The novel explores themes of chivalric woman-worship through a dramatic tale of conflicting loyalties and passion in a richly imagined medieval world.
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“PERION afterward remembered the two weeks spent at Bellegarde as in recovery from illness a person might remember some long fever-dream which was all of an intolerable elvish brightness and of incessant laughter everywhere.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Historical fantasy
  • Humorous
  • Fantasy romance
  • Middle Ages
  • Historical fiction
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship?

Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship was written by James Branch Cabell and first published in 1920.

What genre is Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Romantasy, Historical Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

How long is Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship?

The median edition has 218 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-worship?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Hollow Hills and The house of the Wolfings.

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