Heroines of the French epic : a second selection of chansons de geste /

The epic tales of medieval France, called chansons de geste, or "songs of deeds", provided the chief means of cultural and imaginative expression in the French language for over one hundred and fifty years (c.1100-1250), during one of the most significant periods of social change in the hi...

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Altri autori: Newth, Michael A. (Traduttore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Woodbridge, Suffolk : D.S. Brewer, 2014.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt5vj85r
Sommario:
  • PART I
  • Saracen Sirens
  • The capture of Orange (c. 1150)
  • The song of Floovant (c. 1170)
  • PART II
  • Bartered Brides
  • Aye of Avignon (c. 1180)
  • Aye of Avignon II (c. 1190)
  • PART III
  • Martyred Minds
  • The song of Blancheflor (c. 1240)
  • Bertha Broad-Foot (c. 1270).