Orlando In Roncesvalles: A Poem, In Five Cantos (1814)

by John Herman Merivale

Book Overview

""Orlando In Roncesvalles"" is a poem written in five cantos by John Herman Merivale and published in 1814. The poem tells the story of the legendary hero Orlando, also known as Roland, and his final battle in the Pyrenees against the Saracens. The poem is written in rhyming couplets and follows the traditional style of epic poetry, with grand descriptions of battles and heroic deeds. Merivale draws heavily from the medieval French epic ""The Song...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104148366
• ISBN13: 9781104148362
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"