The Sense of the Song of Roland

Robert F. Cook

Published by Cornell University Press 1987

The Sense of the Song of Roland

Robert F. Cook

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501745683

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About this book

This book offers a detailed interpretation of the Song of Roland, one of the best-known texts in all heroic literature. It also includes a commentary that treats the poem's place in the eleventh (or early twelfth) century, its importance to the society that produced it, and the ways in which it is read today.

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Robert Francis Cook is Associate Professor of French at the University of Virginia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preliminary Note Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
PART ONE. Commentary on the Narrative
Before Roncevaux (laisses 1–68) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
The Battle of Roncevaux (laisses 69–188) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
The Victory over Baligant (laisses 189–269) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
The Trial of Ganelon (laisses 270–91) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
PART TWO. The Sense of the Song of Roland
1. Rereading the Song of Roland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
2. Démesure and Choice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
3. The Characters: Words and Deeds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
4. Coherence and Ideology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
5. The Feudal-Christian Setting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
6. The Feudal-Christian Ethos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
7. The Aesthetics of Heroism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
8. Roland's Simple Heroism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Keywords: Musical Arts & Ethnomusicology; Art History

eBook

Published: May 15, 2019
ISBN: 9781501745683