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The chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin : Book IV of The Liber Sancti Jacobi (Codex Calixtinus) /
The twelfth-century Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin, also known as the History of Charlemagne and Roland, offers an ""eye-witness"" account of events during the late eighth century. It served as source material for a large number of other chronicles as well as for French chansons de g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Italica Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Medieval & renaissance texts
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The twelfth-century Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin, also known as the History of Charlemagne and Roland, offers an ""eye-witness"" account of events during the late eighth century. It served as source material for a large number of other chronicles as well as for French chansons de geste and other forms of heroic literature, including the Song of Roland. Kevin Poole investigates the issues of fiction, legend and authorship and the relationship between the false chronicle and its wider literary tradition. He also highlights the possible connections between the work and its contemporary political an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781599102917 1599102919 |