Epic poem · 1880

The Song of Roland

La Chanson de Roland

by Anonymous (Old French)

Translated by John O'Hagan (1880)

John O'Hagan's version renders the epic of Roland's last stand at Roncevaux in rhymed octosyllabic couplets, divided into three Parts and numbered laisses, with scene headings of his own.

Contents · 4 parts

• Part I: The Treason of Ganelonabout 1100 lines
• Part II: The Prelude of the Great Battle (Laisses LXXXIII–CXLVII)about 860 lines
• Part II: The Great Battle Continued (Laisses CXLVIII–CXCVII)about 750 lines
• Part III: The Reprisalsabout 740 lines

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