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The Song of Roland
John Duval
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Description for The Song of Roland
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Swift yet resonant, this masterful new verse translation conveys the immediacy, intimacy, and power of this greatest of Old French epic poems. John DuVal approaches the unadorned syntax of The Song of Roland in straightforward modern English, attuned to the nuance and detail of the narrative and the poetry of the original text. In his concise but thorough general Introduction, David Staines traces the origins of the poem and its reception in medieval society, discusses its content and its themes, and in clear, accessible prose illuminates the epic poem's chivalric spirit. Footnotes provide glosses on events, characters, and medieval terms. ... Read more
Swift yet resonant, this masterful new verse translation conveys the immediacy, intimacy, and power of this greatest of Old French epic poems. John DuVal approaches the unadorned syntax of The Song of Roland in straightforward modern English, attuned to the nuance and detail of the narrative and the poetry of the original text. In his concise but thorough general Introduction, David Staines traces the origins of the poem and its reception in medieval society, discusses its content and its themes, and in clear, accessible prose illuminates the epic poem's chivalric spirit. Footnotes provide glosses on events, characters, and medieval terms. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781603848503
SKU
V9781603848503
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About John Duval
John DuVal is Professor of English at the University of Arkansas. David Staines is Associate Professor of English at the University of Ottawa. He received the Ph.D. degree from Harvard University, where he has also taught, introducing Canadian literature courses there. The author of many articles on medieval romance, medieval drama, and Arthurian literature of the Middle Ages and the ... Read more
Reviews for The Song of Roland
The true poetry of the most well-known French epic springs vividly to life here in an entirely new way. DuVal's unique translation captures the meter and assonance of the original at the same time that it conveys the breathless pace, as simple as it is complex, of one of the most moving tales of all time. One can hearand feelthe ... Read more