Description
The four epics about Guillaume-'The Coronation of Louis,"The Conquest of Orange,"Aliscans,'and 'William in the Monastery'-offer valuable testimony about aspects of medieval political and religious values and about the adaptation of the norms of epic to the needs of what Marc Bloch called 'the first age of feudalism.' -- W. Hanning, Columbia University
About the Author
Joan M. Ferrante is professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.
Reviews
"The four epics about Guillaume - 'The Coronation of Louis,' 'The Conquest of Orange,' 'Aliscans,' and 'William in the Monastery' - offer valuable testimony about aspects of medieval political and religious values and about the adaptation of the norms of epic to the needs of what Marc Bloch called 'the first age of feudalism'." - W. Hanning, Columbia University"
Book Information
ISBN 9780231123532
Author Guillaume d'Orange
Format Paperback
Page Count 311
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press