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  The Song of Roland (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) Translated by Glyn S. Burgess, Introduction by Glyn S. Burgess

  

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  Short Description for The Song of RolandOn 15 August 778, Charlemagne's army was returning from a successful expedition against Saracen Spain when its rearguard was ambushed in a Pyrenean pass. Written by an unknown poet, this book tells of Charlemagne's warrior nephew, Lord of Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies defiant to the end.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 25 January 1990
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages
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  • Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets
  • ISBN 13: 9780140445329 ISBN 10: 0140445323
  • Sales rank: 34,843

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