A companion to Alexander literature in the Middle Ages / edited by Z. David Zuwiyya.
Never before has there appeared in English such a collection of essays concerning Alexander the Great's legacy in world literature. From Greek and Latin works of the Classical Period through Medieval texts in Syriac, Persian, Coptic, Arabic, Ethiopic and Hebrew, as well the European languages,...
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| Superior document: | Brill's companions to the Christian tradition, v. 29 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ;
v. 29. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / D. Zuwiyya
- Chapter One. Primary Sources From The Classical And Early Medieval Periods / Richard Stoneman
- Chapter Two. Alexander The Great In Medieval Hebrew Traditions / Saskia Dönitz
- Chapter Three. Alexander The Great In The Syriac Literary Tradition / Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala
- Chapter Four. The Alexander Romance In The Arabic Tradition / Z. David Zuwiyya
- Chapter Five. The ‘Accursed’ And The ‘Adventurer’: Alexander The Great In Iranian Tradition / Josef Wiesehöfer
- Chapter Six. The Coptic Alexander Romance / Daniel L. Selden
- Chapter Seven. The Ethiopic Alexander Romance / Peter Christos Kotar
- Chapter Eight. Walter Of Châtillon’s Alexandreis / Maura Lafferty
- Chapter Nine. Medieval French Alexander Romances / Laurence Harf-Lancner
- Chapter Ten. The Alexander Tradition In Spain / Z. David Zuwiyya
- Chapter Eleven. Alexander Literature In English And Scots / David Ashurst
- Chapter Twelve. German Alexander Romances / Danielle Buschinger
- Chapter Thirteen. Alexander Literature In Scandinavia / David Ashurst and Francesco Vitti
- Chapter Fourteen. The Alexander Romance In Italy / Roberta Morosini
- Bibliography Of Print Editions And Translations By Chapter / D. Zuwiyya
- Index / D. Zuwiyya.