The Song of Roland

Author/Contributor(s):	Gaunt, Simon
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	02/01/2017
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism, manhood, religion, race, & nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture. It is the oldest known surviving major work of French literature based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne.