The Chanson des chétifs and Chanson de Jérusalem
Subtitle: completing the central trilogy of the Old French crusade cycle
By: translated by Carol Sweetenham
Series: Crusade texts in translation -- 29
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited; Ashgate Publishing Company; Routledge
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, UK, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9781409445197; 9781409445203; 9781472406132
Subjects: History and criticism; French Epic poetry; Chanson des chétifs; Chanson de Jérusalem; Crusades; Translations into English; Crusades in literature; Poetry; Chansons de geste
Other titles: Chanson des chétifs. English.; Chanson de Jérusalem. English.
Work titles: Chanson des chétifs. English
Description: "The publication of this new translation of the Jérusalem and the Chétifs allows readers to take a complete view of this poetic trilogy about the First Crusade as the author originally intended. It makes accessible to readers the central texts of one of the key epic cycles of Old French literature which is of unique interest because of its portrayal of relatively recent events. It also gives readers an insight into the process of transforming history into legend, which arguably is of wider interest than just the history of the First Crusade" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Introduction: from Antioch to Jerusalem by way of Oliferne; title: The Chanson des chétifs; title: The Chanson de Jérusalem; title: The place of the Chanson des chétifs and the Chanson de Jérusalem in the Old French crusade cycle; title: Editions and principles of translation; title: Translation. Summary of texts; title: The Chanson des chétifs; title: Major variants of the Chanson des chétifs; title: The Chanson de Jérusalem; title: Appendices. Appendix 1: Table of rhymes; title: Appendix 2: Table of names and places.