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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... sword . Swords were valued throughout the Middle Ages , as evidenced not only in literary texts , like the Roland ... sword was the weapon of leadership , an effective military tool as well as a ceremonial object . Often it would be ...
... sword . Swords were valued throughout the Middle Ages , as evidenced not only in literary texts , like the Roland ... sword was the weapon of leadership , an effective military tool as well as a ceremonial object . Often it would be ...
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... sword . Once obtained , the sword became the warrior's constant companion . He carried it into the king's hall or at council , although it could never be drawn . He used it when swearing an oath , when fighting in a duel or , of course ...
... sword . Once obtained , the sword became the warrior's constant companion . He carried it into the king's hall or at council , although it could never be drawn . He used it when swearing an oath , when fighting in a duel or , of course ...
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... sword that served both God and France could be venerated as a holy and national relic - no matter how much its authenticity was in doubt . Even today , a sword called Durendal is enshrined in the Chapel of the Black Virgin at the ...
... sword that served both God and France could be venerated as a holy and national relic - no matter how much its authenticity was in doubt . Even today , a sword called Durendal is enshrined in the Chapel of the Black Virgin at the ...
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Editions and Translations | 9 |
Audiovisual and Electronic Resources | 20 |
Later Traditions Deriving from | 27 |
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