Approaches to Teaching the Song of RolandWilliam W. Kibler, Leslie Zarker Morgan Modern Language Association of America, 2006 - 317 sidor Each book contains a CD featuring performances of the Song of Roland. The Song of Roland is a well-known hallmark of medieval French literature, yet students often read only excerpts and receive general introductions to the poem and its context. The challenges of teaching Roland include its age and subject matter, its form and composition in Old French, and its representation of Christians and Muslims. This volume in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature aims to help nonspecialist instructors teach Roland more comprehensively and to offer seasoned medievalists ways to invigorate their pedagogical tactics. Part 1, "Materials," surveys available editions, a wide range of secondary studies devoted to the poem, and electronic aids to teaching. Essays in part 2, "Approaches," elaborate on the poem's contexts, avatars, language techniques, and characters and episodes; describe the diverse classroom strategies that experienced instructors have implemented; and review the voluminous critical canon about the poem. The musical quality of the Song of Roland is vital for students to grasp. A compact disc accompanying the volume showcases reconstructions of sung performances of the Song of Roland in Old French. The examples offered here illuminate the rich quality of Roland's archaic language and demonstrate a few efforts to recover its lost music. Paired with performances of Roland are melodies used as models for singing the poem. |
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... oath of submission of a vassal to his lord , which was part of the ceremony by which a man entered formally into a dependent ( feudal ) relationship with a superior . The only ex- plicit reference to this act in the story is Ganelon's ...
... oath of submission of a vassal to his lord , which was part of the ceremony by which a man entered formally into a dependent ( feudal ) relationship with a superior . The only ex- plicit reference to this act in the story is Ganelon's ...
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... oath of fidelity sworn by the vassal , was a critical element in the relationship between the two men . Indeed , two differing interpretations of what that obligation meant and entailed causes the conflict leading to the disaster at ...
... oath of fidelity sworn by the vassal , was a critical element in the relationship between the two men . Indeed , two differing interpretations of what that obligation meant and entailed causes the conflict leading to the disaster at ...
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... oath of fealty to Charlemagne . This was the first time since the fall of Rome that such an oath had been required . In doing this , Charlemagne secured a viable , legal means by which military . service could be obtained from men who ...
... oath of fealty to Charlemagne . This was the first time since the fall of Rome that such an oath had been required . In doing this , Charlemagne secured a viable , legal means by which military . service could be obtained from men who ...
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Editions and Translations | 9 |
Audiovisual and Electronic Resources | 20 |
Later Traditions Deriving from | 27 |
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