The song of Roland : translations of the versions in assonance and rhyme of the Chanson de Roland / Joseph J. Duggan and Annalee C. Rejhon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duggan, Joseph J.

Rejhon, Annalee C.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Standardized Title:

Chanson de Roland. English.

Language:

English

French, Old (ca. 842-1300)

Subjects (All):

Roland (Legendary character)--Romances.

Roland.

Roland (Legendary character).

Chansons de geste.

Epic poetry, French--Translations into English.

Epic poetry, French.

Chansons de geste--Translations into English.

Knights and knighthood--Poetry.

Knights and knighthood.

Genre:

Romances.

Poetry.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

519 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2012]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-23) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

2503544649

OCLC:

786442686

Publisher Number:

99952428843