The Song of Roland: Dual Language and New Verse Translation : A new verse translation - Dual-language edition

Name: The Song of Roland: Dual Language and New Verse Translation : A new verse translation - Dual-language edition
Brand: Alma Books Ltd

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\""After years of fierce battle, the Emperor Charlemagne\u2019s army is finally on the brink of victory over the Saracens in Spain. Having proposed his stepfather Ganelon for the perilous task of serving as Charlemagne\u2019s envoy in the negotiations over the surrender of the Saracen king Marsile, Count Roland gets a taste of his own medicine when, with peace secured, Ganelon suggests that Roland should lead the rearguard of the army on the difficult return journey over the mountain passes to France. Yet Marsile\u2019s forces are massing, and Roland is unaware of just how deep Ganelon\u2019s treachery runs.\nProbably written around three centuries after the events it describes, The Song of Roland is the earliest and finest example of the French chansons de geste \u2013 verse epics that celebrated heroic deeds and\n\nThe Song of Roland: Dual Language and New Verse Translation\nA new verse translation - Dual-language edition\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is ava;