The descriptions of all the battlefield deaths go CRAZY. Also god forbid we forget Charlemagne’s beard is white. I read this originally for my master’s comps exam but we here meet again, Roland
Très belle chanson de gestes. J'ai aimé le récit de la bataille et la poésie du texte. Le texte est empreint de mysticisme et de religion, montre le côté politique, religieux, chevaleresque de la bataille de Ronceveaux.
This book has an interesting history of how it was written and how it became the epic of France. It was action packed but it was simply long battle scenes and I felt like it was hard to follow. It was interesting to look at the diplomatic and historical context of the time through the lens of the story but it definitely wasn’t my favorite.
Ils se font beaucoup de bisous et ils pleurent tout autant #realmen Dommage que les notes soient à la fin du livre et sans annotation au fil des pages pour savoir quand y jeter un oeil