The Song of Roland by Anonymous

The Song of Roland (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140445329)

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The Song of Roland by Anonymous

The Song of Roland

$13.00
The Song of Roland by Anonymous

The Song of Roland

$13.00
Format: Paperback
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On 15 August 778, Charlemagne's army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a remote Pyrenean pass. Out of this skirmish arose a stirring tale of war, which was recorded in the oldest extant epic poem in French. The Song of Roland, written by an unknown poet, tells of Charlemagne's warrior nephew, Lord of the Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies in the massacre, defiant to the end. In majestic verses, the battle becomes a symbolic struggle between Christianity and paganism, while Roland's last stand is the ultimate expression of honour and feudal values of twelfth-century France.

Author: Anonymous
ISBN-10: 0140445323
ISBN-13: 9780140445329
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 06/05/1990
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.55d
By Anonymous
By Anonymous
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Glyn Burgess teaches at the University of Liverpool. He is an expert on early medieval French literature, and has translated and written widely on this area.

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