| Book of Alexander (Libro de Alexandre) Contributor(s): Such, Peter (Editor), Rabone, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0856688630 ISBN-13: 9780856688638 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $74.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2009 Annotation: The Libro de Alexandre is an epic poem about the life of Alexander the Great, written by an anonymous Spanish cleric in the thirteenth century. It is the most substantial poem (and almost certainly the first) composed in the learned cuaderna via verse form and provides a unique insight into the intellectual world from which it sprang. The poem conveys the grim message of Alexander's life, the sense of hubris and the horror of his fall from greatness and domination of the world to the bleak obscurity of the grave. As well as relaying the story of a great ancient figure, the poet also comments on the society and political situation of early thirteenth-century Spain. The combination of eras makes this poem strikingly representative of its time. Peter Such and Richard Rathbone's edition in the Hispanic Classics series illuminates this substantial and important text, with a wide-ranging introduction, Spanish text with facing-page English translation and notes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Poetry | Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (2.10 lbs) 718 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Spanish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Libro de Alexandre is an epic poem about the life of Alexander the Great, written by an anonymous Spanish cleric in the thirteenth century. It is the most substantial poem (and almost certainly the first) composed in the learned cuaderna vía verse form and provides a unique insight into the intellectual world from which it sprang. |