A companion to Alexander literature in the Middle Ages /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Zuwiyya, Z. David (Zachary David), 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 29.
Subjects:
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > In literature.
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Influence.
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Romances > History and criticism.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Roman courtois > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Literature.
Literature, Medieval.
Romances.
Literatur
Rezeption
Alexanderdichtung
Naher Osten
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Primary sources from the classical and early medieval periods / Richard Stoneman
  • Alexander the Great in medieval Hebrew traditions / Saskia Donitz
  • Alexander the Great in the Syriac literary tradition / Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala
  • The Alexander romance in the Arabic tradition / Z. David Zuwiyya
  • The 'accursed' and the 'adventurer': Alexander the Great in Iranian tradition / Josef Wiesehofer
  • The coptic Alexander romance / Daniel L. Selden
  • The Ethiopic Alexander romance / Peter Christos Kotar
  • Walter of Chatillon's Alexandreis / Maura Lafferty
  • Medieval French Alexander romances / Laurence Harf-Lancner
  • The Alexander tradition in Spain / Z. David Zuwiyya
  • Alexander literature in English and Scots / David Ashurst
  • German Alexander romances / Danielle Buschinger
  • Alexander literature in Scandinavia / David Ashurst
  • The Alexander romance in Italy / Roberta Morosini
  • Bibliography of print editions and translations by chapter
  • General bibliography.

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