Finally, Ganelon, was captured, convicted, for his hideous crimes of treason and revenge. (novaonline.htm) Chanson de geste, meaning "songs of great deeds" was the principal style of this epic, and was most promptly used during that era. ...
In consequence of this, adultery is presented as a romantic feature of love although in reality adultery, especially that form of adultery in which a vassal seduced the wife of his lord, was "regarded in medieval law as a form of treason on a level with regicide" (Benton, 27). ... Paris and the other modern authors missed entirely the contextual irony and thus the real meaning of the story. ...
In consequence of this, adultery is presented as a romantic feature of love although in reality adultery, especially that form of adultery in which a vassal seduced the wife of his lord, was "regarded in medieval law as a form of treason on a level with regicide" (Benton, 27). ... Paris and the other modern authors missed entirely the contextual irony and thus the real meaning of the story. ...
