UID:
almafu_9961985223402883
Umfang:
1 online resource (296 p.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781501745683
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1501745689
Inhalt:
This book offers a detailed interpretation of the Song of Roland, one of the best-known texts in all heroic literature. It also includes a commentary that treats the poem's place in the eleventh (or early twelfth) century, its importance to the society that produced it, and the ways in which it is read today.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Preliminary Note --
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PART ONE. Commentary on the Narrative --
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Before Roncevaux (laisses 1-68) --
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The Battle of Roncevaux (laisses 69-188) --
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The Victory over Baligant (laisses 189-269) --
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The Trial of Ganelon (laisses 270-91) --
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PART TWO. The Sense of the Song of Roland --
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1. Rereading the Song of Roland --
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2. Démesure and Choice --
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3. The Characters: Words and Deeds --
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4. Coherence and Ideology --
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5. The Feudal-Christian Setting --
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6. The Feudal-Christian Ethos --
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7. The Aesthetics of Heroism --
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8. Roland's Simple Heroism --
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Works Cited --
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Index
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780801419300
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0801419301
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.7591/9781501745683
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