The "Alexandreis" of Walter of Châtilon : A Twelfth-Century Epic /

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Townsend's explanatory notes, adapted in large part from glosses in the surviving manuscripts, allow modern audiences a remarkable glimpse into the ways in which medieval readers of the Alexandreis must have understood the poem.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walter, of Châtillon, active 1170-1180
Other Authors: Townsend, David, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C
Alexander, > the Great, > 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Romances.
Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)
POETRY > Epic.
Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) > Translations into English.
Translations.
Romances.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Townsend's explanatory notes, adapted in large part from glosses in the surviving manuscripts, allow modern audiences a remarkable glimpse into the ways in which medieval readers of the Alexandreis must have understood the poem.
David Townsend's translation - the first ever into English verse - affords modern readers a vivid sense of the aesthetic appeal and sophisticated artistry of Walter's poem. A concise introduction sets out the poem's background and significance in literary history, while also suggesting how Walter's text resonates with the literary sensibilities of our own times.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781512809473

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