The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne

The Song of Roland and Other Poems of Charlemagne

Oxford World’s Classics

The Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, & nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. It is the oldest known surviving major work of French literature based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne.

HBLC1; FJH; FYT; DCF

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Simon Gaunt (Professor of French Language and Literature, Kings College London), Karen Pratt (Professor Emerita of Medieval French Literature, Kings College London) – Oxford University Press