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Title: The Song of Roland (Penguin Classics) by Glyn Burgess ISBN: 0-14-044532-3 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Epic poetry at its best.
Comment: I have read alot of epics,Iliad,Beowulf,Kalevala etc. This was one of the first I read, it was one of the first books that showed me the power that epic poetry can have on the mind. The war scenes are vivid and exciting, the tragic death of Roland is definetely the high point of the poem though. The whole work is truly a masterpiece; it holds the imagination the entire time through.
Rating: 4
Summary: Medieval Literature at its best
Comment: I was told to read this book by my College Western Civ. teacher, and im glad I did.
It took me a little while to get into the poem writing of the book, but I ended up loving it and couldnt put it down. The battles were graphic and very detailed and you get very drawn into them, feeling as if you are on the battlefield yourself.
Whether you read it for school or because you are interested in the period. I think you will enjoy it as I did.
Rating: 1
Summary: help help rescue me from its awful clutches
Comment: This is really the worst book I have edver read. I've read a lot of books, & some were really bad, but this is the worst. It's so poorly translated that it makes me horribly depressed every time I try to read it. I haven't finished it yet. Oh man.
I did really enjoy the introduction for the historical background information regarding The Song of Roland & the culture surrounding its appearance. But dear lord. Save yourself. Get another translation.
If you just want to know what it's about, I'll tell you. Roland & others, for instance Oliver, fight against Pagans in medieval Spain.
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Title: The Lais of Marie De France by Glyn S. Burgess, Keith Busby ISBN: 0140447598 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Nibelungenlied by A.T. Hatto ISBN: 0140441379 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1965 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Arthurian Romances (Penguin Classics) by Chretien De Troyes, William W. Kibler, Chretien de Troyes, Carleton W. Carroll ISBN: 0140445218 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Tristan by Gotfried Von Strassburg, Gottfried Von Strassburg, A. T. Hatto ISBN: 0140440984 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: July, 1960 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Saga of the Volsungs: The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer (Penguin Classics) by Jesse L. Byock ISBN: 0140447385 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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