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Echoes of the Epic

Studies in Honor of Gerard J. Brault

By: David P. Schenck,Mary Jane Stearns Schenck

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Echoes of the Epic

Studies in Honor of Gerard J. Brault

By: David P. Schenck,Mary Jane Stearns Schenck

This volume is a collection of fourteen original essays and one poem in honor of the prominent medievalist Gerard J. Brault, upon the occasion of his retirement from teaching at the Pennsylvania State University. World-renowned for his contributions to the French medieval epic (in particular "La Chanson de Roland") and French-Canadian cultural studies, Professor Brault is affectionately remembered as "Mr. Song of Roland" by his colleagues for his unique interpretation of Roland as a triumphant christian hero, rather than a tragic feudal warrior. Among the friend, former students, colleagues, and admirers who contributed to this festschrift are; William Calin (preface), Jeanette Beer, Keight Busby, Kimberlee Campbell, Robert Francis Cook, Bernard Guidot, Edward Heinemann, Catherine Jones, Hans-Erich Keller, Donald Maddox, Andre de Mandach, Emanuel Mickel, Rupert Pickens, Jean Subrenat, Joan Williamson, Jacques Ribard, and the editors, David and Mary Jane Schenck. All essays center on aspects of "La Chanson de Roland" and the French medieval epic in general.

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292

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Summa Publications, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1883479223

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9781883479220

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

By: Gerard J. Brault

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The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

By: Gerard J. Brault

In this book, Gerard J. Brault offers an introduction to Franco- American culture, covering the group's history, ideology, language, and literature; architecture, art, folklore, and music; demography, education, politics, religion, and sociology. " Back cover of book.

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324

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UPNE

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0874513596

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9780874513592

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

By: Gerard J. Brault

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The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

By: Gerard J. Brault

Published to observe the twelfth centenary of the Battle of Roncevaux, the event that inspired the Chanson de Roland, this edition provides the first systematic analysis of the entire poem. Professor Brault's edition also incorporates the considerable scholarly work done in the half century since the Bedier and Jenkins editions appeared. The underlying theme of this new edition is that the poem is a Christian hero. As imagined by the poet Turoldus&—writing about 1100, at the time of the First Crusade&—Roland, the nephew of Charlemagne, had no faults and accomplished mighty deeds in warring against the Saracens. The introduction compares the known historical facts about the Battle of Roncevaux with the Roland legend, with various versions of the poem, and with the Oxford text. Christian thought and sensibility are shown to permeate the Chanson de Roland, in its character portrayal and narrative development, as well as in its tone and diction&—and to provide its thematic unity and metaphorical consistency. Influences of the oral tradition of the chansons de geste are demonstrated, as are evidences of the accompanying gestures used by the jongleurs in interpreting these works. The Commentary organizes discussion of the 4002 verses into 49 units. The method of analysis is eclectic, combining thematic criticism with philology, exegetical interpretation with iconography. The 66 illustrations, primarily from Romanesque works of art, clarify key passages

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Penn State Press

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027103808X

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9780271038087

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

By: Gerard J. Brault

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The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

By: Gerard J. Brault

Brault has ably managed to weave the dual history of French Canadians -- Acadians and Québécois -- into the fabric of his account of the history and development of Franco-American culture and its contemporary situation. Drawing upon historical works and the literature of the period, the author provides a detailed description of early life in Quebec and Acadia and analyses the forces which led to migration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Brault is himself an American of French-Canadian descent. A brief account of his own family history provides important insights into the experience of being Franco-American, and offers a perspective from which it is possible to understand how members of this group can feel close to Canada and to France while remaining solidly and patriotically American.

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Hanover, N.H. : University Press of New England ; Kingston [Ont.] : McGill-Queen's University Press

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0773505369

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9780773505360

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

By: Gerard J. Brault

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By: Gerard J. Brault

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Penn State Press

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0271023198

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9780271023199

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Echoes of the Epic

Echoes of the Epic

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

The Song of Roland: Oxford text and English translation

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