Alexander the Great in Fact and Fiction
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198152876 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a necessary volume for anyone interested in the continuing and gowing mountain of modern scholarship on Alexander, the Macedonians, and the Hellenistic period. s`the contributors have injected a contemporary freshness into their research essential reading for all Alexander scholars and enthusiasts.' HISTORY`For those whose interest in Alexander has been stirred, as well as for students of the period, this collection must become compulsory reading.' Contemporary Review
They span the gamut between historical reconstruction and historiographical research, and, viewed as a whole, represent a wide spectrum of methodology. Three chapters on historiography address the problem of interpreting Alexander's attested behavior, the indirect source tradition used by Polybius, and the resonances of contemporary politics in the extant histories.. There is a radical new interpretation of the hunting fresco from Tomb II at Vergina, and a new date for the pamphlet on Alexander's death which ends the Alexander Romance. This book collects together ten contributions by leading scholars in the field of Alexander studies which represent the most advanced scholarship in this area. This first English collection of essays on Alexander includes a comparison of the Spanish conquest of Mexico with the Macedonians in the east which examines the attitudes towards the subjec
Baynham is at University of Newcastle, New South Wales. B. J. Bosworth is at University of Western Australia. E. . A