The Tale of Ralph the Collier : An Alliterative Romance

by Elizabeth Walsh

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series American University Studies Series 4: English Language and Literature

ISBN-10 0820408131

ISBN-13 9780820408132

Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 1st, 1989

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 394 grams

Dimensions 15.60 x 30.60 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval

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The story combines the king-in-disguise motif popular in folklore with the conversion motif common in medieval romance. The hero of the tale is the Scottish collier Rauf who hosts Charlemagne and later challenges a Saracen to a duel. This edition includes the Scottish text of the tale, explanatory notes and a glossary. Introductory chapters treat the literary background of the poem relating it to the king-in-disguise motif, the alliterative tradition and the Charlemagne romances.

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