The Song of Roland - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1603848509 ISBN 13: 9781603848503

Casa editrice: Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2012

Riassunto

Swift yet resonant, this masterful new verse translation conveys the immediacy, intimacy, and power of this greatest of Old French epic poems. John DuVal approaches the unadorned syntax of The Song of Roland in straightforward modern English, attuned to the nuance and detail of the narrative and the poetry of the original text.

In his concise but thorough general Introduction, David Staines traces the origins of the poem and its reception in medieval society, discusses its content and its themes, and in clear, accessible prose illuminates the epic poem’s chivalric spirit.

Footnotes provide glosses on events, characters, and medieval terms. Endnotes discuss editorial and translational issues. This edition also includes a selected bibliography, a map, and a glossary and index. An appendix provides the entire text of the Old French original.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John DuVal is Professor of English at the University of Arkansas.

David Staines is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Hackett Pub Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1603848509
• ISBN 13: 9781603848503
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 239
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile