Song of Roland
Heftet /
1990
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140445329
Publisert
1990-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
160 gr
Høyde
194 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224
Introduksjon ved
Notes by
Oversetter
Om bidragsyterne
Glyn Burgess (Introducer, Translator)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.
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.
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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 Pyrenean pass. Written by an unknown poet, this book tells of Charlemagne's warrior nephew, Lord of Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies defiant to the end.
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The Song of Roland IntroductionA Note on the TranslationThe Song of RolandNotesGlossary of Unusual TermsBibliographyAppendix: La Chanson de RolandIndex of Proper Names
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780140445329
Publisert
1990-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
160 gr
Høyde
194 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224
Introduksjon ved
Notes by
Oversetter
Om bidragsyterne
Glyn Burgess (Introducer, Translator)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.