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Author : G. H. V. Bunt
Release : 1994
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Alexander the Great in the Literature of Medieval Britain by : G. H. V. Bunt
Download or read book Alexander the Great in the Literature of Medieval Britain written by G. H. V. Bunt. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Zuwiyya
Release : 2011-07-27
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis A Companion to Alexander Literature in the Middle Ages by : David Zuwiyya
Download or read book A Companion to Alexander Literature in the Middle Ages written by David Zuwiyya. This book was released on 2011-07-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on decades of research on Alexander literature from all over the world, this book is bound to become a medievalist's best companion. It studies Alexander romances from the East and the West in literary form and content.
Author : Markus Stock
Release : 2016-01-01
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages by : Markus Stock
Download or read book Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages written by Markus Stock. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Middle Ages, the life story of Alexander the Great was a well-traveled tale. Known in numerous versions, many of them derived from the ancient Greek Alexander Romance, it was told and re-told throughout Europe, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The essays collected in Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages examine these remarkable legends not merely as stories of conquest and discovery, but also as representations of otherness, migration, translation, cosmopolitanism, and diaspora. Alongside studies of the Alexander legend in medieval and early modern Latin, English, French, German, and Persian, Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages breaks new ground by examining rarer topics such as Hebrew Alexander romances, Coptic and Arabic Alexander materials, and early modern Malay versions of the Alexander legend. Brought together in this wide-ranging collection, these essays testify to the enduring fascination and transcultural adaptability of medieval stories about the extraordinary Macedonian leader.
Author : Jean Wauquelin
Release : 2012
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Medieval Romance of Alexander by : Jean Wauquelin
Download or read book The Medieval Romance of Alexander written by Jean Wauquelin. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The figure of Alexander the Great haunted the medieval imagination - as much as Arthur, as much as Charlemagne. His story was translated more often in medieval Europe than any work except the Gospels. Yet only small sections of the Alexander Romance have been translated into modern French, and Nigel Bryant's is the first translation into English. The Deeds and Conquests of Alexander the Great is Jehan Wauquelin's superb compendium, written for the Burgundian court in the mid-fifteenth century, which draws together all the key elements of the Alexandrian tradition.With great clarity and intelligence Wauquelin produced a redaction of all the major Alexander romances of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - including the verse Roman d'Alexandre, The Vows of the Peacock and La Venjance Alixandre - to tell the whole story of Alexander's miraculous birth and childhood, his conquests of Persia and India, his battles with fabulous beasts and outlandish peoples, his journeys in the sky and under the sea, his poisoning at Babylon and the vengeance taken by his son. This is an accomplished and exciting work by a notable writer at the Burgundian court who perfectly understood the appeal of the great conqueror to ambitious dukes intent upon extending their dominions. Nigel Bryant has translated five major Arthurian romances from medieval French, including Perceforest in which Alexander features prominently. He has also translated the fourteenth-century chronicles of Jean le Bel.
Author : G. H. V. Bunt
Release : 1994
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Alexander the Great in the Literature of Medieval Britain by : G. H. V. Bunt
Download or read book Alexander the Great in the Literature of Medieval Britain written by G. H. V. Bunt. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
