Overview: 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,
The Medieval Conception of Alexander the Great
โ Scribed by Review by: F. J. E. Raby
- Book ID
- 124627661
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1958
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 318 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-840X
- DOI
- 10.2307/706091
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