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Uniform Title Chanson de Roland. English
Title The song of Roland / a new translation by Dorothy L. Sayers
Published Harmondsworth, England : Penguin, 1957

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 MELB  840.1 C4588 A6/C3S  AVAILABLE
Description 206 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Series Penguin classics ; L75
Penguin classics ; L75
Contents Introduction -- Poem -- Feudal picture -- Vassalage -- Tokens -- Chivalry -- Rules of battle -- Nurture and companionage -- Horses and swords -- Verse and the translation -- Acknowledgements -- Note on costume -- Song of Roland -- Note on Laisse
Summary Presents the classical epic, glorifying the heroism of Charlemagne in the 778 battle between the Franks and the Moors
Notes Translation of : La "Chanson de Roland"
Subject Roland -- Romances.
SUBJECT Chanson de Roland. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79088935
Subject Chansons de geste.
Epic poetry, French -- Translations into English.
Epic poetry, French.
French poetry -- To 1500.
French poetry.
Historical fiction.
Legends -- France.
Poetry, Medieval.
Roland (Legendary character) -- Romances.
Author Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957.
LC no. a 58002644
ISBN 0140440755
Other Titles Chanson de Roland. English