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9780140445329: The Song of Roland (Penguin Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0140445323 ISBN 13: 9780140445329
Editorial: Penguin Classics, 1990

Sinopsis

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.

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Glyn Burgess teaches at the University of Liverpool. He is an expert on early medieval French literature, and has translated and written widely on this area.

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Editorial
Penguin Classics
Año de publicación
1990
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0140445323
ISBN 13 
9780140445329
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Número de páginas
224
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