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Song of Roland, the (1050) [Novel]
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At the heart of the poem is the account of the warrior Roland, Charlemagne's nephew and captain of his rearguard, who valiantly leads his men into battle against a vast pagan host and dies, defiant and triumphant, on a hill facing the enemy. The scene that recounts his death is one of the greatest in world literature.

The oldest epic poem in French, The Song of Roland is a celebration of the crusading and feudal values of the twelfth century; it skillful structure and poetic intensity make it the most famous of the chansons de geste

Original title: Chanson de Roland
Original languages: French

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Genre: Poetry→ Epic and Narrative Poetry

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text :: at the Online Medieval and Classical Library

Edition #1: The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland (1990)

Edition Details:

Language: English

Translated by: Glyn Burgess

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The Song of Roland (1990)

Format: Paperback
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780140445329
Pages: 218

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Edition #2: The Song of Roland

The Song of Roland (1970)

Edition Details:

Language: English

Translated by: Robert Harrison
Introduction by: Robert Harrison

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The Song of Roland (2002)

Format: Paperback
Place of publication: New York, NY
Publisher: Signet Classics
ISBN: 9780451528575
Pages: 183
Notes: Cover painting: Carl Von Steuben, Battle of Poitiers (1837)