chanson de geste
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of chanson de geste
1865–70; < French: literally, song of deeds; see chanson, gest
Example Sentences
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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
As to the subject, a chanson de geste must be concerned with some event which is, or is supposed to be, historical and French.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
And these comic touches have a little disturbed those who wish to find in the pure chanson de geste nothing but war and religion, honour and generosity.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George
As the comparison of the Conqu�te de Constantinoble with a chanson de geste is inevitable, so is that of Froissart’s Chronique with a roman d’aventures.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
A chanson de geste must be written in verses either of ten or twelve syllables, the former being the earlier.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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