The Song of Roland
GOLDIN, Frederick - Translator
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1978
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Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, CanadaAntiquarius Booksellers
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French literature, it has been said, began with "The Song of Roland". This great narrative poem of the late eleventh century share with its epic predecessors by Homer and Vergil a heroic vision of war and warriors. The historical battle of Rencesvals in A.D. 778 was a thwarted enterprise ending in a painful loss, the death of Charlemagne's greatest knight, Roland. . . 163 pages ; 21.5 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, uncreased spine. Appears unused. Weight, 182g unpacked. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates may not be correct and additional postage may be required for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually the USA. Size: 19.5cm.
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- Title
- The Song of Roland
- Author
- GOLDIN, Frederick - Translator
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1978
- Condition
- As New
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Card Wrappers
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0393090086
- ISBN 13
- 9780393090086
- Edition
- Seventh Printing This Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Poetry
The Song of Roland, one of the earliest medieval epic poems, was written in France in about 1100. The poem is based on an incident during Charlemagne’s wars against Muslims in Spain. Charlemagne puts his nephew, Count Roland, in charge of the rearguard as French knights retreat. The rearguard is attacked by a much larger Arab army, and Roland waits too long to summon Charlemagne’s help.
No king, no captain ever stood with better. Roland looks up on the mountains and slopes, sees the French dead, so many good men fallen, and weeps for them, as a great warrior weeps: “Barons, my lords, may God give you his grace, may he grant Paradise to all your souls, make them lie down among the holy flowers. I never saw better vassals than you. All the years you’ve served me, and all the times, the mighty lands you conquered for Charles our King! The Emperor raised you for this terrible hour! Land of France, how sweet you are, native land, laid waste this day, ravaged, made a desert. Barons of France, I see you die for me, and I, your lord―I cannot protect you. May God come to your aid, that God who never failed. ―Excerpt from The Song of Roland"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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