The Alexander Romance in Persia and the East / edited by Richard Stoneman, Kyle Erickson, Ian Netton ; cover design, Nynke Tiekstra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stoneman, Richard, editor.

Erickson, Kyle, editor.

Netton, Ian Richard, editor.

Tiekstra, Nynke, cover designer.

Series:

Ancient narrative. Supplementum ; Volume 15.

Ancient narrative. Supplementum ; Volume 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--Romances--History and criticism--Congresses.

Alexander.

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C--Legends--Congresses.

Arabic literature--History and criticism--Congresses.

Arabic literature.

Persian literature--History and criticism--Congresses.

Persian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Groningen, Netherlands : Barkhuis, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alexander the Great of Macedon was no stranger to controversy in his own time. Conqueror of the Greek states, of Egypt and of the Persian Empire as well as many of the principalities of the Indus Valley, he nevertheless became revered as well as vilified. Was he a simply a destroyer of the ancient civilizations and religions of these regions, or was he a hero of the Persian dynasties and of Islam? The conflicting views that were taken of him in the Middle East in his own time and the centuries that followed are still reflected in the tensions that exist between east and west today. The story o

Contents:

Cover; Introduction; A Note on Transliteration and Bibliography; Part 1: Formation of a Tradition; Persian Aspects of the Romance Tradition; Mapping the Alexander Romance; King Midas' Ears on Alexander's Head: In Search of the Afro-Asiatic Alexander Cycle; The Alexander Romance and the Pattern of Hero-Legend; Part 2: Perspectives; The Persians in Late Byzantine Alexander Romances: A Portrayal under Turkish Influences; Adventures of Alexander in Medieval Turkish; Some Talk of Alexander; Part 3: Texts; Alexander the Great in the Shāhnāmeh of Ferdowsī

The King Explorer: A Cosmographic Approach to the Persian Alexander'Umāra's Qisṣạ al-Iskandar as a Model of the Arabic Alexander Romance; Al-Tabari's Tales of Alexander: History and Romance; Al-Mubaššir ibn Fātik and the α Version of the Alexander Romance; Aspects of Alexander in Coptic Egypt; The Islamized Alexander in Chinese Geographies and Encyclopaedias; Part 4: Themes; Sekandar, Dragon-Slayer; Stories of the Persian Bride: Alexander and Roxane; Alexander the Philosopher in the Greco-Roman, Persian and Arabic Traditions

In Search of Water of Life: The Alexander Romance and Indian MythologyThe Kingship of Alexander the Great in the Jewish Versions of the Alexander Narrative; Alexander in Bavli Tamid:In Search for a Meaning; Part 5: Images; The Impact of Alexander the Great in the Art of Central Asia; Oriental Imagery and Alexander's Legend in Art: Reconnaissance; A Flying King; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789491431517

949143151X