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chanson de geste

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chanson de geste  (d zhst)
n. pl. chansons de geste
Any of more than 80 Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 14th centuries celebrating the deeds of historical or legendary figures, especially the exploits of Charlemagne and his successors.

[French : chanson, song + de, of + geste, heroic exploit.]

chanson de geste French [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ də ʒɛst]
n
(Literature / Poetry) one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
[literally: song of exploits]
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Noun1.chanson de geste - Old French epic poems
epic, epic poem, heroic poem, epos - a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds


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While harking back to classical epic, chanson de geste, and medieval romance and looking forward to the modern novel, Murrin concentrates on heroic poetry of the sixteenth century, which he seeks to read in light of both the dramatic changes in the conduct of warfare during that epoch and the historical records that pertain to the conflicts such poetry aims to represent.
 
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