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The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland

Name: The Song of Roland
ISBN: 9780141914039

Glyn Burgess

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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.

Year:

2013

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Language:

english

ISBN 10:

0141914033

ISBN 13:

9780141914039

File:

EPUB, 353 KB