An introduction to the chansons de geste / Catherine M. Jones ; foreword by R. Barton Palmer and Tison Pugh.

Author: Jones, Catherine M. (Catherine Mary), 1956- author.

ImprintGainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]

Descriptionxvi, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Note:The historical and poetic context -- The texts -- An overview -- Selected works: La Chanson de Roland -- Le Charroi de Nimes and La Prise d'Orange -- Raoul de Cambrai -- Ami et Amile -- Huon de Bordeaux -- Epilogue: The legacy of the chansons de geste.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-211) and index.

Note:This book focuses on the best-known and most frequently taught chanson de geste ("songs of heroic deeds") from medieval France, including the Song of Roland and the Voyage of Charlemagne.

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