The Alexander romance by Ps.-Callisthenes : a historical commentary / by Krzysztof Nawotka
- Author:
- Nawotka, Krzysztof
- Additional Titles:
- Alexander romance by Pseudo-Callisthenes
- Published:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
- Physical Description:
- x, 359 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Series:
- Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; volume 399
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Author, Title and Date of Composition -- 2.Contents of the Alexander Romance -- 3.Genre -- 4.Composition -- 5.Egyptian Roots of the Alexander Romance -- 6.Alexander the Great and the Alexander Romance -- 7.Language of the Alexander Romance -- 8.Recensions and Versions of the Alexander Romance -- 9.Editorial Principles -- Commentary -- Book One -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapters -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapters 6/7 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapters 27--29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapters 31--32 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35 -- Chapters 36--38 -- Chapter 36 -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 38 -- Chapter 39 -- Chapter 40 -- Chapter 41 -- Chapter 42 -- Chapter 43 -- Chapter 44 -- Chapter 45 -- Chapter 46 -- Chapter 46a -- Chapter 47 -- Book Two -- Chapters 1--6 -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapters 23--44 -- Book Three -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapters 5 and 6 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35.
- Summary:
- "The Alexander Romance by Ps.-Callisthenes" of Krzysztof Nawotka is a guide to a third-century AD fictional biography of Alexander the Great, the anonymous "Historia Alexandri Magni." It is a historical commentary which identifies all names and places in this piece of Greek literature approached as a source for the history of Alexander the Great, from kings, like Nectanebo II of Egypt and Darius III of Persia, to fictional characters. It discusses real and imaginary geography of the "Alexander Romance." While dealing with all aspects of Ps.-Callisthenes relevant to Greek history and to Macedonia, its pays particular attention to aspects of ancient history and culture of Babylonia and Egypt and to the multi-layered foundation story of Alexandria.
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- ISBN:
- 9789004335219 hardcover alkaline paper and 9004335218 hardcover alkaline paper
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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