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Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages: Transcultural Perspectives
Markus Stock (Ed.)
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Description for Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages: Transcultural Perspectives
Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Stock, Markus. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442644663
SKU
V9781442644663
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Ref
99-1
About Markus Stock (Ed.)
Markus Stock is an associate professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
Reviews for Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages: Transcultural Perspectives
The book as a whole will deepen an understanding of the interactions between all versions of Alexander.
Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter
University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018
Richard Stoneman, University of Exeter
University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018