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The Song of Roland

C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Scott-Moncrieff

FormatEbook
Published1996
Words32,378
LanguageEnglish
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The Song of Roland is a medieval French epic poem recounting the heroic last stand and death of the knight Roland at Roncevaux; this edition presents Scott-Moncrieff's English verse translation. It suits students of medieval literature and readers interested in chansons de geste.

C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Scott-Moncrieff

Charles Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff (1889–1930) was a Scottish writer and translator, best known for his English translation of Marcel Proust's *À la recherche du temps perdu*, which he rendered as *Remembrance of Things Past*. He also translated works by Stendhal and other French and Italian authors.

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