The Greek Alexander Romance
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Book Overview
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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140445609
ISBN13:9780140445602
Release Date:November 1991
Publisher:Penguin Classics
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.47 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Greek Alexander
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
A very nice and easy book to read.The Alexander Romance is based on myth,legends and part of history.It is really up to the reader, who knows a lot of Alexander's history to decipher which is truth and which is myth. Otherwise read it with a grain of salt.
nice book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a very interesting Greek romance, very famous and popular. I recommend the book. But I want that the translator mentioned on Arabic-Persian version of Iskandar legends also comperably, since PSEUDO-CALLISTHENES's story is too much famous for us Japanese.
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