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The Song of Roland

Translated by W. S. Merwin

Translated by W. S. Merwin

By W. S. Merwin

By W. S. Merwin

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

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Feb 13, 2001 | ISBN 9780375757112

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Apr 20, 2011 | ISBN 9780307790255

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    About The Song of Roland

    A contemporary prose rendering of the great medieval French epic, The Song of Roland is as canonical and significant as the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf. It extols the chivalric ideals in the France of Charlemagne through the exploits of Charlemagne’s nephew, the warrior Roland, who fights bravely to his death in a legendary battle. Against the bloody backdrop of the struggle between Christianity and Islam, The Song of Roland remains a vivid portrayal of medieval life, knightly adventure, and feudal politics. The first great literary works of a culture are its epic chronicles, those that create simple hero-figures about whom the imagination of a nation can crystallize, observed V. S. Pritchett.

    The Song of Roland is animated by the crusading spirit and fortified by national and religious propaganda. This edition features W. S. Merwin’s glowing, lyrical translation.

    About The Song of Roland

    A contemporary prose rendering of the great medieval French epic, The Song of Roland is as canonical and significant as the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf. It extols the chivalric ideals in the France of Charlemagne through the exploits of Charlemagne’s nephew, the warrior Roland, who fights bravely to his death in a legendary battle. Against the bloody backdrop of the struggle between Christianity and Islam, The Song of Roland remains a vivid portrayal of medieval life, knightly adventure, and feudal politics. The first great literary works of a culture are its epic chronicles, those that create simple hero-figures about whom the imagination of a nation can crystallize, observed V. S. Pritchett.

    The Song of Roland is animated by the crusading spirit and fortified by national and religious propaganda. This edition features W. S. Merwin’s glowing, lyrical translation.

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    About W. S. Merwin

    W. S. MERWIN was born in New York City in 1927 and grew up in Union City, New Jersey, and in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 1949 to 1951 he worked as a tutor in France, Portugal, and Majorca, and over the… More about W. S. Merwin

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Feb 13, 2001 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757112

    Category: Fiction Classics | Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Apr 20, 2011 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780307790255
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    "The Song of Roland is not a chance assembly of popular tales: it is a deliberate and masterly work of art."

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