The intention here is to have a version of the geste of Robin Hood that the modern reader can enjoy without recourse to footnotes and a glossary. From LearnThat.org.
MYSELF: But don't you like the "geste" I'm writing?. From Wordnik.com. [The Geste of Duke Jocelyn] Reference
And that is the formula for many chansons de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
A merie geste, uttered by Hanniball to King Antiochus. From Wordnik.com. [The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1] Reference
Do I have to point out it is not technically a chanson de geste?. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
Most people think of the Song of Roland when they think chansons de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
For chansons de geste with a bit of love in them, the formula is modified. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
What's worse, it is missing all the signals that show it is a chanson de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
Well, my favourite medieval genre of all time has always been the chanson de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
I found I can't say what I want to say in one post, not even about chansons de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
The introduction to the Oxford version is rather different to most chansons de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
I hauled out all the primary sources I could find related to the chanson de geste thingie. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
"A Gest of Robin Hood" - despite the name - had not much in common with the chanson de geste. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
Quand je m'enerve sur quelque chose je v me mettre a hurler a parler fort a faire de grand geste. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
Selling a new type of story - a rather summary prose chanson de geste - through the introduction. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
Highly intuitive, with an uncanny feel for the mood of audiences and crowds, he was a master of the beau geste. From Wordnik.com. [James Gaines: Lafayette: A Remembrance] Reference
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