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Studies in the Alexander Romance
David John Athole Ross
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Hardback. The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant. Num Pages: 428 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 160. .
The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant.
Professor Ross was a leading authority on the history and transmission of the Latin and French versions of the Romance, and his work has done much to clarify the spread of the Alexander legend in medieval European literature. This volume brings together all of David Ross's papers on the Alexander Romance, dealing ... Read more
The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant.
Professor Ross was a leading authority on the history and transmission of the Latin and French versions of the Romance, and his work has done much to clarify the spread of the Alexander legend in medieval European literature. This volume brings together all of David Ross's papers on the Alexander Romance, dealing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780907132264
SKU
V9780907132264
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