chanson de geste
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Origin of chanson de geste
1865–70; < French: literally, song of deeds; see chanson, gest
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His sense of conduct had the enameled air of a chanson de geste; by turning himself into an Arthurian legend he could sublimate the horror of war.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is sufficient to say that the chanson de geste, as it is now extant, is the almost exclusive property of northern France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
Both the profane and what may be called the religious chanson de geste were sung or recited by the same jongleurs—men of a class superior to the vulgar purveyors of amusement.
From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund
Like that of the French it began with a chanson de geste, and if France has Roland, Spain has the Cid.
From Initiation into Literature by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.
This is the famous episode of the burning of Origny in the chanson de geste “Raoul de Cambrai.”
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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