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Alexander The Great In The Middle Ages
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- List Of Illustrations ix
- Alexander The Great In The Middle Ages 1
- The Medieval Alexander: Transcultural Ambivalences 3
- East And West, Cosmopolitan And Imperial In The Roman Alexander 13
- Meanings Of Nationality In The Medieval Alexander Tradition 30
- Facing The Land Of Darkness: Alexander, Islam, And The Quest For The Secrets Of God 51
- Diaspora As Empire In The Hebrew Deeds Of Alexander (Ma’Aseh Alexandros) 76
- Hebrew Alexander Romances And Astrological Questions: Alexander, Aristotle, And The Medieval Jewish Audience 88
- The Alexander Romance In Southeast Asia: Wonder, Islam, And Knowledge Of The World 104
- Re-Writing The Episode Of Alexander And Candace In Medieval Persian Literature: Patterns, Sources, And Motif Transformation 123
- Coptic Miniature Painting In The Arabic Alexander Romance 153
- Poet, Protagonist, And The Epic Alexander In Walter Of Châtillon’S Alexandreis 177
- Instrumentum Dei, Exemplum Vanitatis, Speculum Principis. Interpretations Of Alexander In Medieval German Literature: A Survey 200
- Science And Learning In The Middle Ages: Le Roman D’Alexandre En Prose – A Study Of Ms Stockholm, Royal Library Vu 201 217
- The Visual Image Of Alexander The Great: Transformations From The Middle Ages To The Early Modern Period 244
- Contributors 265
- Index Of Manuscripts 267
- Index Of Names, Places, People, And Works 269
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- List Of Illustrations ix
- Alexander The Great In The Middle Ages 1
- The Medieval Alexander: Transcultural Ambivalences 3
- East And West, Cosmopolitan And Imperial In The Roman Alexander 13
- Meanings Of Nationality In The Medieval Alexander Tradition 30
- Facing The Land Of Darkness: Alexander, Islam, And The Quest For The Secrets Of God 51
- Diaspora As Empire In The Hebrew Deeds Of Alexander (Ma’Aseh Alexandros) 76
- Hebrew Alexander Romances And Astrological Questions: Alexander, Aristotle, And The Medieval Jewish Audience 88
- The Alexander Romance In Southeast Asia: Wonder, Islam, And Knowledge Of The World 104
- Re-Writing The Episode Of Alexander And Candace In Medieval Persian Literature: Patterns, Sources, And Motif Transformation 123
- Coptic Miniature Painting In The Arabic Alexander Romance 153
- Poet, Protagonist, And The Epic Alexander In Walter Of Châtillon’S Alexandreis 177
- Instrumentum Dei, Exemplum Vanitatis, Speculum Principis. Interpretations Of Alexander In Medieval German Literature: A Survey 200
- Science And Learning In The Middle Ages: Le Roman D’Alexandre En Prose – A Study Of Ms Stockholm, Royal Library Vu 201 217
- The Visual Image Of Alexander The Great: Transformations From The Middle Ages To The Early Modern Period 244
- Contributors 265
- Index Of Manuscripts 267
- Index Of Names, Places, People, And Works 269