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Eugene Vance

Author of Mervelous Signals: Poetics and Sign Theory in the Middle Ages

3+ Works 51 Members 1 Review

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Landmarks in Literature

Works by Eugene Vance

Mervelous Signals: Poetics and Sign Theory in the Middle Ages (1986) 27 copies

From Topic to Tale: Logic and Narrativity in the Middle Ages (1987) 21 copies

Reading the Song of Roland (1970) 3 copies, 1 review

Associated Works

Speaking of the Middle Ages (Regents Studies in Medieval Culture) (1980) — Foreword, some editions — 10 copies

Arethusa. Virgil: 2000 Years (1981) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Occupations: literary historian
Academic (University of Washington)

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Reading the "Song of Roland" (Landmarks in literature) by Eugene Vance

Eugene Vance has produced a very useful introduction to the epic French poem “The Song of Roland.” Vance lays out the background of the poem, places it in the context of medieval French epic poetry and the Crusades, and helps the reader who is new to “the Roland” gain some traction in understanding something separated from us by so many centuries.

This text was my introduction to Roland. After reading this text, I returned to the poem and reread it, then found other criticism which expanded on the groundwork laid by Vance. I highly recommend this work to readers who are new to this style of poetry.… (more)

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Rating: 3.8

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