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    The Greek Alexander Romance

    Author Anonymous
    Introduction by Richard Stoneman
    Translated by Richard Stoneman
    Notes by Richard Stoneman
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale Nov 05, 1991 | 208 Pages | 9780140445602
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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 in 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 the Romance 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 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date 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

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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 in 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 the Romance 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 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    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

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