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An introduction to the Chansons de geste

Title
An introduction to the Chansons de geste / Catherine M. Jones ; foreword by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh.
Author
Jones, Catherine M. (Catherine Mary), 1956-
Publication
  • Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
  • Palmer, R. Barton, 1946-
  • Pugh, Tison
Description
xvi, 218 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
This book focuses on the best-known and most frequently taught chanson de geste ("songs of heroic deeds") from medieval France, including the Song of Roland and the Voyage of Charlemagne.
Series Statement
New perspectives on medieval literature : authors and traditions
Uniform Title
New perspectives on medieval literature.
Alternative Title
Chansons de geste
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-211) and index.
Contents
The historical and poetic context -- The texts? An overview -- Selected works : La Chanson de Roland -- Le Charroi de Nimes and La Prise d'Orange -- Raoul de Cambrai -- Ami et Amile -- Huon de Bordeaux -- Epilogue : The legacy of the chansons de geste.
Call Number
JFD 14-3640
ISBN
  • 9780813049892
  • 081304989X
LCCN
2013051137
OCLC
856627412
Author
Jones, Catherine M. (Catherine Mary), 1956- author.
Title
An introduction to the Chansons de geste / Catherine M. Jones ; foreword by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh.
Publisher
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
New perspectives on medieval literature : authors and traditions
New perspectives on medieval literature.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-211) and index.
Added Author
Palmer, R. Barton, 1946- writer of foreword.
Pugh, Tison, writer of foreword.
Research Call Number
JFD 14-3640
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