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Raoul de Cambrai

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Description:Raoul de Cambrai is a 12-13th century French chanson de geste concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief & the repercussions of these battles. It's typically grouped in the "rebellious vassals cycle". It's come down in 3 mss. The most complete version is from the 13th century, with some sections missing. The extant poem comprises about 8542 decasyllable verses (depending on the edition & corrections made for missing material; Kibler's edition is referenced here), of which the 1st 5373 are grouped into rhymed laisses. The remaining verses are grouped into assonanced laisses. While the section with assonance would typically be considered the older section, it appears from the romantic elements of this section that the assonance section is of a later date, perhaps written by a poet desiring an archaic tone. The existing 13th century (composed c. 1200) epic appears to have been composed in three different stages: an early 12th century assonanced section concerning the hero Raoul; a late 12th century reworking into rhymes of the original section, plus the addition of a section concerning Roaul's nephew Gautier; & an early 13th century addition (inspired by romances) in assonance of the story of Bernier. There is mention (laisses 120f) that the poem is based on a version by a noble trouvère of Laon called Bertholais, a professed witness of the events he described. Raoul de Cambrai presents, like the other provincial geste of Garin le Loherain, a picture of the devastation caused by the private wars of the feudal chiefs. A parallel narrative, inspired by popular poetry, is preserved in the chronicle of Waulsort (ed. Achery, Spicilegium, ii.p.100seq.) & probably corresponds with the earlier recension.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raoul de Cambrai. To get started finding Raoul de Cambrai, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 192

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Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc. (NY)

Release: 1966

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Description: Raoul de Cambrai is a 12-13th century French chanson de geste concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief & the repercussions of these battles. It's typically grouped in the "rebellious vassals cycle". It's come down in 3 mss. The most complete version is from the 13th century, with some sections missing. The extant poem comprises about 8542 decasyllable verses (depending on the edition & corrections made for missing material; Kibler's edition is referenced here), of which the 1st 5373 are grouped into rhymed laisses. The remaining verses are grouped into assonanced laisses. While the section with assonance would typically be considered the older section, it appears from the romantic elements of this section that the assonance section is of a later date, perhaps written by a poet desiring an archaic tone. The existing 13th century (composed c. 1200) epic appears to have been composed in three different stages: an early 12th century assonanced section concerning the hero Raoul; a late 12th century reworking into rhymes of the original section, plus the addition of a section concerning Roaul's nephew Gautier; & an early 13th century addition (inspired by romances) in assonance of the story of Bernier. There is mention (laisses 120f) that the poem is based on a version by a noble trouvère of Laon called Bertholais, a professed witness of the events he described. Raoul de Cambrai presents, like the other provincial geste of Garin le Loherain, a picture of the devastation caused by the private wars of the feudal chiefs. A parallel narrative, inspired by popular poetry, is preserved in the chronicle of Waulsort (ed. Achery, Spicilegium, ii.p.100seq.) & probably corresponds with the earlier recension.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raoul de Cambrai. To get started finding Raoul de Cambrai, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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