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The song of Roland : translations of the versions in assonance and rhyme of the Chanson de Roland
- Title
- The song of Roland : translations of the versions in assonance and rhyme of the Chanson de Roland / Joseph J. Duggan and Annalee C. Rejhon.
- Publication
- Turnhout : Brepols, [2012]
- ©2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PQ1521.E5 D84 2012 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 519 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Despite its status as a masterpiece of world literature, the "Song of Roland" has only been available in translations based on the Oxford manuscript whose text dates to around 1100. But the medieval corpus of the "Roland" consists of seven substantial manuscripts, two in assonance and five in rhyme. The only complete text among the rhymed versions is found in two manuscripts housed respectively in Châteauroux and Venice, and thus known as CV7, which has never before been translated into a modern language. CV7 dates to the end of the twelfth century. It introduces five new episodes and expands others substantially, transforming the substance and sense of the narrative. Students of the epic and those taking courses on medieval literature and history will experience the vitality and mutability of the genre in the course of the century in which many of the great French epics and romances were composed.
- Uniform Title
- Chanson de Roland. English (Duggan and Rejhon)
- Subject
- Roland (Legendary character) > Romances
- Roland (Legendary character)
- Roland (Legendary character) > Romances
- Chanson de Roland > Traductions anglaises
- Epic poetry, French > Translations into English
- Chansons de geste > Translations into English
- Knights and knighthood > Poetry
- Chansons de geste
- Epic poetry, French
- Knights and knighthood
- Chanson de geste
- Altfranzösisch
- Epic poetry, French > Translations into English
- Chansons de geste > Translations into English
- Knights and knighthood > Poetry
- Genre/Form
- romances (medieval narratives)
- Epic poetry
- Chansons de geste
- Poetry
- Romances
- Translations
- Chansons de geste.
- Epic poetry.
- Romances.
- Poésie épique.
- Romans courtois.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 21-23) and indexes.
- Contents
- The Song of Roland : Oxford version -- The Song of Roland : Châteauroux -- Venice 7 version.
- ISBN
- 9782503544649
- 2503544649
- LCCN
- 99952810851
- OCLC
- ocn786442686
- 786442686
- SCSB-1665299
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library