Author : Elizabeth Walsh
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)
Book Synopsis The Tale of Ralph the Collier by : Elizabeth Walsh
Download or read book The Tale of Ralph the Collier written by Elizabeth Walsh and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story combines the king-in-disguise motif popular in folklore with the conversion motif common in medieval romance. The hero of the tale is the Scottish collier Rauf who hosts Charlemagne and later challenges a Saracen to a duel. This edition includes the Scottish text of the tale, explanatory notes and a glossary. Introductory chapters treat the literary background of the poem relating it to the king-in-disguise motif, the alliterative tradition and the Charlemagne romances.