A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-107-16769-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 998 g

Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC) has for over 2000 years been one of the best recognized names from antiquity. He set about creating his own legend in his lifetime, and subsequent writers and political actors developed it. He acquired the surname 'Great' by the Roman period, and the Alexander Romance transmitted his legendary biography to every language of medieval Europe and the Middle East. As well as an adventurer who sought the secret of immortality and discussed the purpose of life with the naked sages of India, he became a model for military achievement as well as a religious prophet bringing Christianity (in the Crusades) and Islam (in the Qur'an and beyond) to the regions he conquered. This innovative and fascinating volume explores these and many other facets of his reception in various cultures around the world, right up to the present and his role in gay activism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stoneman, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Greek and Roman formations, and new prospects Richard Stoneman; 2. Alexander and Alexandria in life and legend Dorothy Thompson; 3. The image of Alexander in ancient art Olga Palagia; 4. Alexander, Philosophy and Rome: A Trajanic moment Sulochana Asirvatham; 5. Christianizing Alexander traditions in late antiquity Christian Djurslev; 6. Alexander in ancient Jewish literature Ory Amitay; 7. The medieval Alexander: Art and politics Maud Perez-Simon; 8. Alexander the great and the crusades Mark Cruse; 9. The slavic Alexander Susana Torres Prieto; 10. Alexander the great in byzantine tradition, 330-1453 AD Anthony Kaldellis; 11. The Spanish Alexander: A figure of praise and blame Rich Rabone; 12. The Persian Alexander (1): The Royal Alexander Haila Manteghi; 13. The Persian Alexander (2): Amir Khusraw and the philosophical view of Alexander Richard Stoneman; 14. Alexander in medieval arab minds Faustina Doufikar-Aerts; 15. Alexander in the age of Shakespeare: the plays of Sir William Alexander Richard Stoneman; 16. Alexander the great in Opera Jon Solomon; 17. Alexander in the long eighteenth century (ca. 1660-1830) Pierre Briant; 18. Images of Alexander in Germany: Hero, Explorer of new spaces, Cosmopolitanist and Champion of the west Josef Wiesehöfer; 19. Alexander the Gay and the Gloryhole that was Greece Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Shaun Tougher.

Über Autor(innen)

Stoneman, Richard
Richard Stoneman is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter. He was President of the Classical Association (UK) in 2010, and is widely known for his work on the Alexander legends, having both organised and participated in various Alexander conferences. His books include Land of Lost Gods: The Search for Classical Greece (1987) and Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend (2008), both of which have been shortlisted for the Runciman Prize. His most recent work, The Greek Experience of India (2019), was described by the TLS as 'the best book ever written on the subject'.