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chanson de geste
[ shahn-sawn duh zhest ]
noun
- (in medieval French literature) an epic poem written in assonant verse or rhyme about historical or legendary events or figures.
chanson de geste
/ ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ də ʒɛst /
noun
- one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
Word History and Origins
Origin of chanson de geste1
Word History and Origins
Origin of chanson de geste1
Example Sentences
Cest la chanson de geste qui continue: cest la croisade qui nest point finie, cest Dieu transparaissant travers la France purifie.
And the chanson de geste proper, as Frenchmen are entitled to boast, never quite deserts this matière de France.
When this subject or group of subjects palled, the very form of the chanson de geste was lost.
Gaston Paris defined a chanson de geste as a song the subject of which is a series of historical facts or gesta.
Yet the matter was fit for legend and romance; and a late impotent chanson de geste was formed out of the career of du Guesclin.
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