The Greek Alexander Romance
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Since his death in the third century BC, each age has woven its own legends around the figure of Alexander the Great.
If the Hebrew tradition saw him as a preacher and prophet, to the Persians he was alternately a true king and an arch-Satan, while in modern Greece he is revered more as a wise man than as a conqueror. All these very disparate traditions share roots inĀ The Greek Alexander Romance.
One of the most influential works of late classical Greek literature, it reached Europe in the Middle Ages, and its effects are still visible to us in illuminated manuscripts and cathedral sculptures portraying Alexander's fabulous adventures - his taming of the horse Bucephalus, the encounters with Amazons and Brahmins, the quest for the Water of Life, the ascent to heaven in a basket borne by eagles. Nowadays theĀ RomanceĀ should be read not only as a literary masterpiece but also as fast-paced and wonderfully exuberant entertainment.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Ā titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theĀ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateĀ translations by award-winning translators.The Greek Alexander RomanceAcknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
If the Hebrew tradition saw him as a preacher and prophet, to the Persians he was alternately a true king and an arch-Satan, while in modern Greece he is revered more as a wise man than as a conqueror. All these very disparate traditions share roots inĀ The Greek Alexander Romance.
One of the most influential works of late classical Greek literature, it reached Europe in the Middle Ages, and its effects are still visible to us in illuminated manuscripts and cathedral sculptures portraying Alexander's fabulous adventures - his taming of the horse Bucephalus, the encounters with Amazons and Brahmins, the quest for the Water of Life, the ascent to heaven in a basket borne by eagles. Nowadays theĀ RomanceĀ should be read not only as a literary masterpiece but also as fast-paced and wonderfully exuberant entertainment.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Ā titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theĀ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateĀ translations by award-winning translators.The Greek Alexander RomanceAcknowledgments
Introduction
A Note on the Text
The Greek Alexander Romance: The Life and Deeds of Alexander of Macedon
Supplements to the Text
Notes
Map: The World of Alexander
PUBLISHER:
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0140445609
ISBN-13:
9780140445602
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
1991
NUMBER OF PAGES:
208
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
5.1000(W) x 7.7000(H) x 0.5000(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General/Adult
LANGUAGE:
English