La Chanson De Roland - Softcover

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9782040160111: La Chanson De Roland
Softcover
ISBN 10: 2040160116 ISBN 13: 9782040160111
Publisher: Dessain et Tolra, 1900

Synopsis

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 Islam, while Roland’s last stand is the ultimate expression of honour and feudal values of twelfth-century France.

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Publisher
Dessain et Tolra
Publication date
1900
Language
French
ISBN 10 
2040160116
ISBN 13 
9782040160111
Binding
Mass Market Paperback
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