UID:
almahu_9947413794402882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xviii, 306 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781782040309 (ebook)
Originaltitel:
Faicts et les conquestes d'Alexandre le Grand.
Inhalt:
The figure of Alexander the Great haunted the medieval imagination - as much as Arthur, as much as Charlemagne. His story was translated more often in medieval Europe than any work except the Gospels. Yet only small sections of the Alexander Romance have been translated into modern French, and Nigel Bryant's is the first translation into English. The Deeds and Conquests of Alexander the Great is Jehan Wauquelin's superb compendium, written for the Burgundian court in the mid-fifteenth century, which draws together all the key elements of the Alexandrian tradition.With great clarity and intelligence Wauquelin produced a redaction of all the major Alexander romances of the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries - including the verse Roman d'Alexandre, The Vows of the Peacock and La Venjance Alixandre - to tell the whole story of Alexander's miraculous birth and childhood, his conquests of Persia and India, his battles with fabulous beasts and outlandish peoples, his journeys in the sky and under the sea, his poisoning at Babylon and the vengeance taken by his son. This is an accomplished and exciting work by a notable writer at the Burgundian court who perfectly understood the appeal of the great conqueror to ambitious dukes intent upon extending their dominions. Nigel Bryant has translated five major Arthurian romances from medieval French, including Perceforest in which Alexander features prominently. He has also translated the fourteenth-century chronicles of Jean le Bel.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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Alexander's childhood -- The war against the king of Armenia -- From Athens to Tarsus -- The siege of Tyre -- The raid at Gaza -- Ephesus -- The vows of the peacock -- Macedon, Italy, Jerusalem and Egypt -- The war against Darius -- Alexander's conquests in the west -- The war aginst Porus of India -- The queen of the Amazons -- The end of the war against Porus -- The marvels of India -- The conquest of Babylon -- Alexander's death -- War between Alexander's barons -- The avenging of Alexander.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781843843320
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781782040309/type/BOOK
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