The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier

by Jeff Sypeck

Charbonnier est ma?tre chez soi: "The collier is master in his own house." This French saying finds its most literal expression in The Tale of Charlemagne and Ralph the Collier, a 15th-century Middle Scots romance about the adventures that ensue when King Charlemagne, separated from his entourage by a blizzard, seeks refuge in the home of a proud and irascible collier. Combining folktale motifs with burlesque humor and elements of chansons and chivalric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1105959740
• ISBN13: 9781105959745
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"