{"product_id":"the-tale-of-charlemagne-and-ralph-the-collier-9781105959745","title":"The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jeff Sypeck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharbonnier est maître chez soi: \"The collier is master in his own house.\" This French saying finds its most literal expression in The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier, a 15th-century Middle Scots romance about the adventures that ensue when King Charlemagne, separated from his entourage by a blizzard, seeks refuge in the home of a proud and irascible collier. Combining folktale motifs with burlesque humor and elements of chansons and chivalric romances, The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier is a lively but little-read story of medieval courtesy, hospitality, and knighthood. This translation, the first into modern English, emulates the 75 thirteen-line rhyming, alliterative stanzas of the original. Light annotations, a brief introduction, and a bibliography help introduce modern readers to this strange and entertaining romance that W.R.J. Barron dubbed \"technically and creatively the best of the English texts on the Matter of France.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lulu.com","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596667895959,"sku":"9781105959745","price":1094.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781105959745.webp?v=1774994672","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-tale-of-charlemagne-and-ralph-the-collier-9781105959745","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}