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The Song of Roland

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The Song of Roland (1919)
by Turold, translated by Charles Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff

The Song of Roland is a French chivalric romance, written possibly during the 12th century. It tells the story of Charlemagne’s attempt to free the city of Zaragoza from the Saracens.

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THE SONG OF ROLAND

THE

SONG OF ROLAND

Done into the English, in the original measure
by
CHARLES SCOTT MONCRIEFF

With an Introduction
by
G. K. CHESTERTON

and a Note on Technique
by
GEORGE SAINTSBURY

Ma io senti’ sonare un alto corno,
Tanto ch’ avrebbe ogni tuon fatto fioco,
Che, contra sè la sua via seguitando,
Dirizzò gli occhi miei tutti ad un loco:
Dopo la dolorosa rotta, quando
Carlo Magno perdè la santa gesta,
Non sonò sì terribilmente Orlando.

Inferno: xxxi., 12–18.

LONDON:
CHAPMAN & HALL, LTD.
MCMXIX

Printed in England at
The Westminster Press
411 a Harrow Road
London


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Original:

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


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