Lines of the kingdom: bloodshed and the establishment of the Frankish Christian identity in Chanson de Roland

This essay investigates the importance of death in Chanson de Roland for the purposes of enacting and changing borders of cultural identity. It argues that Roland responds to contemporary concerns over Christian superiority vis-à-vis the Islamic world. The representation of communities in Roland is...

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Main Author: Adam, Steven
Other Authors: School of Humanities
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161408
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English