The scandal that surrounded Cabell's name at this time may have adversely affected reviews of " Figures of Earth ", which, according to the author, registered " some disappointment over its lack of indecency "; he himself preferred " Figures of Earth " to " Jurgen ".
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The scandal that surrounded Cabell's name at this time may have adversely affected reviews of " Figures of Earth ", which, according to the author, registered " some disappointment over its lack of indecency "; he himself preferred " Figures of Earth " to " Jurgen ".
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On Cabell's death in 1958, Edmund Wilson wrote " the more I have thought about " Figures of Earth "-- and its sequel " The Silver Stallion "-- the more remarkable they have come to seem . . . . [ T ] he chronicle of Manuel the Redeemer was not a book for the Young nor was it a book in the mood of the twenties.
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The themes and characters from " Jurgen " make appearances in many works included in the Biography . " Figures of Earth " tells the story of Manuel the swineherd, a morally ambiguous protagonist who rises to conquer a realm by playing on others'expectations his motto Mundus Vult Decipi, meaning " the world wishes to be deceived . " " The Silver Stallion " is a loose sequel to " Figures of Earth " that deals with the creation of the legend of Manuel the Redeemer, in which Manuel is pictured as an infallible hero, an example to which all others should aspire; the story is told by Manuel's former knights, who remember how things really were and take different approaches to reconciling the mythology with the actuality of Manuel.
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The themes and characters from " Jurgen " make appearances in many works included in the Biography . " Figures of Earth " tells the story of Manuel the swineherd, a morally ambiguous protagonist who rises to conquer a realm by playing on others'expectations his motto Mundus Vult Decipi, meaning " the world wishes to be deceived . " " The Silver Stallion " is a loose sequel to " Figures of Earth " that deals with the creation of the legend of Manuel the Redeemer, in which Manuel is pictured as an infallible hero, an example to which all others should aspire; the story is told by Manuel's former knights, who remember how things really were and take different approaches to reconciling the mythology with the actuality of Manuel.
