Book
The Song of Roland
by Anonymous
- Published
- 1115
- Genre
- Classics
- Publisher
- Kessinger Publishing
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103390.The_Song_of_Roland?ac=1&from_search=true
The Song of Roland, written by an unknown poet, tells of Charlemagne’s warrior nephew, Lord of the Breton Marches, who valiantly leads his men into battle against the Saracens, but dies in the massacre, defiant to the end. In majestic verses, the battle becomes a symbolic struggle between Christianity and Islam, while Roland’s last stand is the ultimate expression of honour and feudal values of twelfth-century France.
Collections
Harvard Classics
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781419182907
- ISBN-10
- 1419182900
Tags
CharlemagneEpicFamily LifeHarvard ClassicsPoetrySagaWar