Formulaic Diction and Thematic Composition in the Chanson de Roland

This study shows that the Chanson de Roland is clearly the work of an individual creativity that could, by deliberate repetition of important parts and careful arrangement of the order of events, transcend speech limitations to hint at the complex reaction and subtle character development of the protagonist.

Summary

Shows that the Chanson de Roland is clearly the work of an individual creativity that could, by deliberate repetition of important parts and careful arrangement of the order of events, transcend speech limitations to hint at the complex reaction and subtle character development of the protagonist.

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• Authors: Stephen G. Nichols Jr, Stephen G. Nichols, Stephen G. Jr. Nichols, Stephen G. Nichols Jr, Stephen G. Nichols Jr.
• Publisher: UNC Department of Romance Studies
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1961
• EAN: 9780807890363
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-9036-3
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 103 g
• Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures; North Carolina Studies in the
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Romance linguistics / literary studies