The Sense of the Song of Roland

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Preliminary Note -- PART ONE. Commentary on the Narrative -- Before Roncevaux (laisses 1-68) -- The Battle of Roncevaux (laisses 69-188) -- The Victory over Baligant (laisses 189-269) -- The Trial of Ganelon (laisses 270-91) -- PART TWO. The Sense of the Song of...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Preliminary Note -- PART ONE. Commentary on the Narrative -- Before Roncevaux (laisses 1-68) -- The Battle of Roncevaux (laisses 69-188) -- The Victory over Baligant (laisses 189-269) -- The Trial of Ganelon (laisses 270-91) -- PART TWO. The Sense of the Song of Roland -- 1. Rereading the Song of Roland -- 2. Démesure and Choice -- 3. The Characters: Words and Deeds -- 4. Coherence and Ideology -- 5. The Feudal-Christian Setting -- 6. The Feudal-Christian Ethos -- 7. The Aesthetics of Heroism -- 8. Roland's Simple Heroism -- Works Cited -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung