Song of Roland
Get this SparkNote to go!
Further Reading
Harrison, Robert, trans. The Song of Roland. Mentor, New York, 1970. Harrison's introduction is sensible, well-researched, and concise.
Hollier, Denis, ed. A New History of French Literature. Harvard U.P., Cambridge, MA, 1989. The essays "Entering the Date" by John Benton, "The Birth of Medieval Studies" by R. Howard Bloch, and "The Epic" by Joseph J. Duggan give fascinating new perspectives on The Song of Roland. Highly recommended.
Le Gentil, Pierre. Beer, Frances F., trans. The Chanson de Roland. Harvard U.P., Cambridge, MA, 1969. A fine general study.
Readers' Notes allow users to add their own analysis and insights to our SparkNotes—and to discuss those ideas with one another. Have a novel take or think we left something out? Add a Readers' Note!
