Medieval narratives of Alexander the Great : transnational texts in England and France /

How was Alexander the Great -- controversial king, conqueror, explorer, and pupil of Aristotle, the subject of histories, romances, epic poetry, satires, and sermons in most of the languages of Europe and the Middle East -- read, written and rewritten during the High Middle Ages? Aiming to illuminat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bridges, Venetia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : D.S. Brewer, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2018.
Series:Studies in medieval romance ; 20.
Subjects:
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > In literature.
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
Literature, Medieval > Themes, motives.
Littérature médiévale > Thèmes, motifs.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature
Literature, Medieval > Themes, motives
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Alexander in antiquity
  • 2. Sic et non : the Alexandreis and the Ylias
  • 3. Anxious romance : the Roman d'Alexandre, the Roman de Troie, and Cligès
  • 4. Insular Alexander? The Roman de toute chevalerie and the Roman de Horn
  • 5. English and International? Kyng Alisaunder, Of Arthour and of Merlin, and The Seege or Batayle of Troie
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Chronology
  • Appendix 2: Narrative summaries.

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