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A contemporary prose rendering of the great medieval French epic, The Song of Roland is as canonical and significant as the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf. It extols the chivalric ideals in the France of Charlemagne through the exploits of Charlemagne's nephew, the warrior Roland, who fights bravely to his death in a legendary battle. Against the bloody backdrop of the struggle between Christianity and Islam, The Song of Roland remains a vivid portrayal of medieval life, knightly adventure, and feudal politics. The first great literary works of a culture are its epic chronicles, those that create simple hero-figures about whom the imagination of a nation can crystallize, observed V. S. Pritchett.
The Song of Roland is animated by the crusading spirit and fortified by national and religious propaganda. This edition features W. S. Merwin's glowing, lyrical translation.
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- Title The Song of Roland
- Author W. S. Merwin (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Library, NY
- Date 2001-02-13
- ISBN 9780375757112 / 0375757112
- Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.14 x 0.36 in (20.32 x 13.06 x 0.91 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Knights and knighthood, Roland (Legendary character)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00048989
- Dewey Decimal Code 841.1
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