Harvard Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature
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ISBN13: 9781152763876
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ...the messenger comes from Orange, which all France knew to be undergoing siege, everything is plain. 7. Our messenger complains, in lines 2876-79 of Jonckbloets edition, that he is not saluted by his mother, whom he has not seen for seven years. This, of course, does not prove that he had been besieged all this time, yet, taken with points already cited, it is worthy of mention. 8. Guillaumes remark at the court that "Dusqe a vii ans est li sieges jures " by King Desrame (2434), may well be a reminiscence of the long siege. 9. We learn in lines 3267, 3300 (cf. also R0lin, _Varianten, 7554, p. 12 3), that Renouart has been in Louiss possession more than seven years. According to the usual legend, Renouart left the Orient after his father Desrame had departed to lay siege to Orange. If, then, seven years have elapsed since Renouarts arrival in France, we seem to have here an indication of the length of the siege. The story of Renouart, however, was originally independent of Aliscam," as most scholars agree. Shall we suppose, then, that the siege in the Renouart lasted seven years? that the siege was not of this length. According to the 1Verbonesi (II, 490), it lasted about a year. We must suppose, therefore, that v--. 1 So all the MSS. save a and d (cf. Rolins Varjantm, 2631);Ja has vi, 4, v. Conventional as is this number, it is probable the number of years in the Rmouart was changed to seven when that poem was amalgamated with the hypothetical Siege d0range. But another question arises..If Alina/zs is derived from three principal sources, --the Siege d0range, the Renouart, and the primitive poem on the defeat of Aliscans, --how does it...
| ISBN-13 | 9781152763876 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1152763873 |
| Weight | 0.65 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 194 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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