Four Middle English Roland Romances: An Edition of Poems Drawn from Medieval Manuscripts
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent15233678503317622021-08-03T07:05:53Z Four Middle English Roland Romances: An Edition of Poems Drawn from Medieval Manuscripts Melick, Elizabeth H. Literature Medieval Literature This dissertation is an edition of four Middle English romances from the Otuel cycle: Roland and Vernagu, Otuel a Knight, Otuel and Roland, and Duke Roland and Sir Otuel of Spain. The previous editions of these four romances are difficult to obtain and outdated, so there is a need for an updated, easily accessible edition of these poems. The poems were transcribed from their medieval manuscripts and edited for a modern audience that includes undergraduate students. With this audience in mind, aspects of the texts such as punctuation and word division were modernized and marginal glosses of difficult Middle English words were added. I have also included explanatory notes for names, places, and phrases that will most likely be unfamiliar to modern readers, acknowledging that these contextual details are crucial to a reader's grasp of each romance's narrative. In addition to modernizing and annotating the four romances, I have discussed the most significant issues relating to these poems' editorial history and subject matter. A portion of my introduction discusses the manuscripts and previous editions. The introduction also addresses the historical events on which the romances are based: the eigth-century Frankish emperor Charlemagne's failed attempt to conquer Saragossa in Spain, and the ambush of his rearguard on his journey home. I also discuss the Saracens (a medieval term for Muslims) who are present in the romances, surveying the notable scholarship on romance Saracens and providing my own interpretation of the significance of the Saracen characters in the Otuel-cycle romances. 2018-04-12 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523367850331762 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523367850331762 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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