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Definition of Chansons
1. chanson [n] - See also: chanson
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chansons
Literary usage of Chansons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"We find everywhere the impress of a twofold mysticism, that of chivalry and of
religion, in other words, if the chansons de geste bear the stamp of the ..."
2. Trouvères and Troubadours: A Popular Treatise by Pierre Aubry (1914)
"LES chansons D'HISTOIRE (Ballads') These are fragments of narrative or epic
poetry, put into lyrical form in the twelfth century. ..."
3. The Traditions of European Literature: From Homer to Dante by Barrett Wendell (1920)
"... to distinguish the tendencies of these literatures in the Twelfth Century from
their tendencies in the Thirteenth. m ROMANTIC EPICS: chansons DE GESTE, ..."
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