Chanson de Geste

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.01: French Writing and Culture: Old French to the Middle Ages , 500-1400 .
Vol. editors: Marianne Ailes (University of Bristol), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Context

Dates

Date of occurrence: 1050 to 1400

Places

France (Location)

Genres and Modes

Epic
Poetry (any)

du Guesclin, Bertrand (People )
Chanson de Roland (Works )

Related Groups

Literary Genres and Modes

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Chanson de Geste". The Literary Encyclopedia. [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1316, accessed 18 May 2022.]

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here