The Roland legend in nineteenth-century French literature /Harry Redman, Jr.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1991.Description: 1 online resource (262 pages)Content type:- text
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- online resource
- 9780813164427
- 9780813195001
- Chanson de Roland
- French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Roland (Legendary character) -- Romances -- Adaptations -- History and criticism
- Epic poetry, French -- Adaptations -- History and criticism
- Chansons de geste -- Adaptations -- History and criticism
- Medievalism -- France -- History -- 19th century
- Middle Ages in literature
- PQ283 .R653 1991
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Toponomy; 1 Vague Recollections and New Beginnings; 2 Patriot Warrior; 3 The Romantics' Roland; 4 Magnificent Braggart and Doomed Lover; 5 Despair, Hope, and Triumph; 6 A Hero for All Seasons; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
The year was 778. Charlemagne, starting homeward after an expedition onto the Iberian Peninsula, left his nephew, Count Roland, in command of a rear guard. As Roland and his troops moved through the Pyrenees, a fierce enemy swooped down and annihilated them. Whether the attackers were Moors, Basques, Gascons, or Aquitainians is still disputed. The massacre soon passed into legend, preserved but at the same time expanded and interpreted in oral tradition and written accounts. Dormant after the late Middle Ages, the legend began to inspire literary works even before the discovery and publication.
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