The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne (Paperback)

Simon Gaunt

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016

0199655545 / 9780199655540

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Paperback. Charles the king, our emperor great,Has been a full seven years in Spain.As far as the sea he conquered this haughty land.Not a single castle remains standing in his pathCharlemagne (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 and presided over a huge empire. He frequently appears in literature as a great warlord and pious crusading figure. In 778, the rearguard of Charlemagne's retreatingarmy was ambushed and defeated at the battle of Roncevaux. This became the inspiration for songs and poems celebrating deeds of valour in the face of overwhelming odds, through the character of Charlemagne's nephew (theimaginary) Roland. The Song of Roland is the most stirring and moving epic poem of the European Middle Ages, offering a particularly heady mixture of history, legend, and poetry.Presented here in a lively and idiomatic new translation, the Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, and nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. The Song of Roland is accompanied here by twoother medieval French epics about Charlemagne, both of which show him to be a far more equivocal figure than that portrayed by the Roland: the Occitan Daurel and Beton, in which he is a corrupt and avaricious monarch;and the Journey of Charlemagne to Jerusalem and Constantinople, which gives the heroes of the Roland a comic makeover. The Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, & nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. It is the oldest known surviving major work of French literature based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Titolo
The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne (Paperback)
Autore
Simon Gaunt
Editore
Oxford University Press, Oxford
Anno di pubblicazione
2016
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0199655545
ISBN 13
9780199655540

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