A Companion To Alexander Literature In The Middle Ages
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A Companion To Alexander Literature In The Middle Ages
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Author : David Zuwiyya
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-07-27
A Companion To Alexander Literature In The Middle Ages written by David Zuwiyya and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
Drawing on decades of research on Alexander literature from all over the world, this book is bound to become a medievalist's best companion. It studies Alexander romances from the East and the West in literary form and content.
The Medieval Alexander
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Author : George Cary
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1967-11-30
The Medieval Alexander written by George Cary and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967-11-30 with History categories.
Many books were written in the Middle Ages about Alexander the Great and still more books have been written about those books in the last hundred years. In this classic study of the medieval Alexander, first published in 1956, George Cary approached the problem from an altogether different angle, using material which none of his predecessors had exploited. He asked himself the simple question: What did people really think about Alexander in the Middle Ages? The resultant answers proved various and unexpected, changing from age to age and from group to group. Published posthumously, Cary's study was edited by D. J. A. Ross, who corrected certain details, added some footnotes and included an additional section on the Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar. To this were also added a number of illustrative plates and an appendix on the origins of the Greek Alexander Romance.
The Cambridge Companion To Medieval Romance
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Author : Roberta L. Krueger
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-06-22
The Cambridge Companion To Medieval Romance written by Roberta L. Krueger and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.
Companion To Medieval English Literature
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Author : Michael Murphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-01
Companion To Medieval English Literature written by Michael Murphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01 with English literature categories.
This Companion consists of slightly over 100 entries on some of the more important forms and conventions of Old and Middle English literature, especially as they are encountered in college classes and seminars. It is a Handbook that provides a short commentary on a range of items that include Alliteration, Cokayne, Demande D Amour, Exemplum, Flyting, Gentilesse, Kenning, Rhyme Royal, Senex Amans, Trivium, Ubi Sunt, Virgil, and Wyrd. There is information on classical figures like Aristotle, Alexander and Virgil about whom medieval literary legends were common, stories that portray them very differently from the way we usually think of them.Also biblical figures like Cain, Herod, Judas, and Pilate about whom various legends were current in the Middle Ages that are no longer well-known. The entries list the recurrence of a given topic in the literature as fully as is consistent with the size of the book. With most entries there is also a very brief bibliography of scholarly work. About the AuthorsMichael Murphy is Professor Emeritus of the City University of New York. James Clawson teaches in New York City.
The Medieval French Alexander
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Author : Donald Maddox
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
The Medieval French Alexander written by Donald Maddox and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Explores the significance of Alexander the Great in French medieval literature and culture.
Companion To Medieval English Literature
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Author : Michael Murphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-02
Companion To Medieval English Literature written by Michael Murphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
This Companion consists of slightly over 100 entries on some of the more important forms and conventions of Old and Middle English literature, especially as they are encountered in college classes and seminars. It is a Handbook that provides a short commentary on a range of items that include Alliteration, Cokayne, Demande D'Amour, Exemplum, Flyting, Gentilesse, Kenning, Rhyme Royal, Senex Amans, Trivium, Ubi Sunt, Virgil, and Wyrd. There is information on classical figures like Aristotle, Alexander and Virgil about whom medieval literary legends were common, stories that portray them very differently from the way we usually think of them. Also biblical figures like Cain, Herod, Judas, and Pilate about whom various legends were current in the Middle Ages that are no longer well-known. The entries list the recurrence of a given topic in the literature as fully as is consistent with the size of the book. With most entries there is also a very brief bibliography of scholarly work. About the Authors - Michael Murphy is Professor Emeritus of the City University of New York. James Clawson teaches in New York City.
Alexander Historiatus
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Author : David John Athole Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Alexander Historiatus written by David John Athole Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Classical philology categories.
A Companion To Middle High German Literature To The 14th Century
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Author : Francis G. Gentry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
A Companion To Middle High German Literature To The 14th Century written by Francis G. Gentry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Architecture categories.
This volume is a guide to medieval German literature from its beginnings in the eighth century to the fourteenth century. It will escort the motivated student and colleague with interest in the European Middle Ages but no expertise in older German languages. The chapter authors, all internationally-known scholars, were given the freedom to arrange their chapters as they felt most appropriate, including the question of the terminus ad quem. Chapters deal either with a chronological period, e.g. 13th century, or with specific genres, eg. drama. In addition, chapters both on the historical epoch and on the development of the German language in the medieval period have been included. In general, historical and cultural topics play an important role in each chapter.
Alexander The Great In The Middle Ages
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Author : Markus Stock
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2016-02-24
Alexander The Great In The Middle Ages written by Markus Stock and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-24 with Art categories.
In the Middle Ages, the life story of Alexander the Great was a well-traveled tale. Known in numerous versions, many of them derived from the ancient Greek Alexander Romance, it was told and re-told throughout Europe, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The essays collected in Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages examine these remarkable legends not merely as stories of conquest and discovery, but also as representations of otherness, migration, translation, cosmopolitanism, and diaspora. Alongside studies of the Alexander legend in medieval and early modern Latin, English, French, German, and Persian, Alexander the Great in the Middle Ages breaks new ground by examining rarer topics such as Hebrew Alexander romances, Coptic and Arabic Alexander materials, and early modern Malay versions of the Alexander legend. Brought together in this wide-ranging collection, these essays testify to the enduring fascination and transcultural adaptability of medieval stories about the extraordinary Macedonian leader.
Studies In The Alexander Romance
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Author : David John Athole Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Studies In The Alexander Romance written by David John Athole Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant. Professor Ross was a leading authority on the history and transmission of the Latin and French versions of the Romance, and his work has done much to clarify the spread of the Alexander legend in medieval European literature. This volume brings together all of David Ross's papers on the Alexander Romance, dealing separately with the Latin versions and their French and German reworkings. These include the first publication of a number of original texts in Latin and in German. There is also a valuable section on the development of the accompanying picture-cycle to the Romance, which derives from late-antique sources.