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Chanson de geste

Chanson de geste Meaning & Definition
Chanson de geste Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chanson de geste?

[n] Old French epic poems

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See Also | epic | epic poem | epos

Chanson de geste In Webster's Dictionary

\Chan`son" de geste"\ [F., prop., song of history.] Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history, real or legendary, and written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve syllables. The most famous one is the {Chanson de Roland}. Langtoft had written in the ordinary measure of the later chansons de geste. --Saintsbury.

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