Elye of Saint-Gilles: A Chanson de Geste
ISBN: 9781599101934
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Italica Press, Inc.
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Chansons de geste -- Translations into English;

Elye of Saint-Gilles tells the story of Elye and his exploits during his youth and early knighthood. It is part of the William of Orange cycle, whose historical kernel is linked to events of the First and Fourth Crusades and the Reconquest of Spain. Includes a new critical edition, facing the English text. This work encapsulates many of the standard elements of the French chanson de geste and provides an excellent example of the virtues of this literary form for entertainment and instruction. First English translation. Introduction, bibliography, notes, index.


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