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Guillaume D'Orange
Guillaume D'orange
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Description for Guillaume D'Orange
Paperback. Set in the 9th century, the cycle of poems on the life of William of Orange grew out of centuries of oral composition and were written down for the first time in the 12th century. Changing and growing through the years, the poems reflect historical events from the 9th to the 12th centuries. Translator(s): Ferrante, Joan M. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 311 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; DCQ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Guillaume d'Orange is the most extensive epic cycle of the Middle Ages. Set in the ninth century, the poems on the life of William of Orange grew out of several centuries of oral composition and were written down for the first time in the twelfth century. Changing and growing through the years, the poems reflect historical events from the ninth to the twelfth century. Joan M. Ferrante writes in the Introduction, "History tells us little of the medieval William of Orange, but legend tells us a great deal. From the legends grew the most extensive epic cycle of the ... Read more
Guillaume d'Orange is the most extensive epic cycle of the Middle Ages. Set in the ninth century, the poems on the life of William of Orange grew out of several centuries of oral composition and were written down for the first time in the twelfth century. Changing and growing through the years, the poems reflect historical events from the ninth to the twelfth century. Joan M. Ferrante writes in the Introduction, "History tells us little of the medieval William of Orange, but legend tells us a great deal. From the legends grew the most extensive epic cycle of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
Series
Records of Western Civilization Series
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123532
SKU
V9780231123532
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About Guillaume D'orange
Joan M. Ferrante is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.
Reviews for Guillaume D'Orange
"The four epics about Guillaume - 'The Coronation of Louis,' 'The Conquest of Orange,' 'Aliscans,' and 'William in the Monastery' - offer valuable testimony about aspects of medieval political and religious values and about the adaptation of the norms of epic to the needs of what Marc Bloch called 'the first age of feudalism'." - W. Hanning, Columbia University"