Project Gutenberg 2004-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 103 Eliot, Charles William 1834 1926 The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Song of Roland The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel Produced by Ted Garvin, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga" by Charles William Eliot is a collection of early epic poems and sagas, likely compiled during the early 20th century. This volume primarily focuses on two pivotal works: "The Song of Roland," a foundational text of French literature, and "The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel," an important Irish saga. The main narrative of "The Song of Roland" revolves around the legendary figure Roland, a courageous knight and nephew of Charlemagne, who faces treachery and battle in defense of his king and country. The opening of "The Song of Roland" introduces the tumultuous backdrop of Charlemagne's military campaigns against the Saracens in Spain, specifically recounting the tragic events at Roncesvalles where Roland's rear-guard is ambushed. It highlights the cunning betrayal orchestrated by Ganelon, who incites conflict through deceit. As the story unfolds, the noble nature of Roland and his steadfast friendship with Olivier is emphasized against the treachery of Ganelon, setting the stage for an epic confrontation that encapsulates themes of loyalty, honor, and the tragic costs of battle. The beginning of this volume effectively establishes the characters and the impending peril they face, injecting a sense of foreboding that invites the reader deeper into the saga. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry Sagas PN Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 310008 307628 2024-10-06T10:55:51.986491 2023-10-06T11:29:14.273216 text/html text/html 301340 2020-12-18T15:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 117520 2020-12-18T15:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209178 2024-10-06T10:56:02.956443 application/epub+zip 216499 2024-10-06T10:55:56.019477 application/epub+zip 177844 2024-10-06T10:55:54.464471 application/epub+zip 530134 2024-10-06T10:56:07.003435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531948 2024-10-06T10:56:01.659415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279025 2022-09-07T14:09:31.155970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289019 288937 2024-10-06T10:55:49.811486 2023-10-06T11:29:12.594197 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 288623 2020-12-18T15:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102437 2020-12-18T15:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288614 2020-12-18T15:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102269 2020-12-18T15:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21952 2024-10-06T10:56:07.147387 application/rdf+xml 19146 2024-10-06T10:55:55.071463 image/jpeg 4339 2024-10-06T10:55:54.766467 image/jpeg 207097 2024-10-06T10:55:52.015473 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia