The Book of Alexander the Great - or the Phyllada - has for three centuries been the most popular account of Alexander's career in modern Greece. After circulating in manuscript form, it was first published in 1680 in Venice, and has been continuously in print in Greek ever since. The Phyllada broadly follows the structure of the ancient Alexander Romance, but is much better organised and is a work of popular literature reflecting the immense interest that the Conqueror has generated since earliest times. Numerous folktales and local legends kept his story alive, and many works about Alexander circulated in manuscript during the Byzantine period. The Phyllada is the culmination of this tradition. Yet it has never been translated into English: a surprising neglect which Richard Stoneman - an acknowledged expert on Alexander - makes good in this elegant rendering supplemented by a full introduction. As a piece of literature the Phyllada is among the best treatments of the Alexander legend, being full of colour and human interest. Alexander not only encounters the heroes of Troy on his adventures but wears the crown and robe of Solomon.His descent into the'Cave of the Gods'(Greek and Egyptian gods in the Romance) becomes a visit to a hell described in Christian terms. The pagan Alexander is thus filtered through a modern lens and becomes an emblem of the good king. The sophisticated narrative structure and world view of the Phyllada account for its lasting influence. This new translation does it full justice.

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Historia Alexandri Magni

Pseudo-Callisthenes.,Stoneman, Richard.

I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited;Raincoast Book Distribution [Distributor]

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Richard Stoneman

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, England, 2012

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Memory of the World Librarian: Calamitous Annunciation

类型: 图书

出版日期: 2012

出版社: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited;Raincoast Book Distribution [Distributor]

页码: 192

摘要: The Book of Alexander the Great-or the Phyllada-has for three centuries been the most popular...

开本: CND 92.00

价格: 09.670x05.640

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-174) and index.
Translated from the Greek.

The Book of Alexander the Great - or the Phyllada - has for three centuries been the most popular account of Alexander's career in modern Greece. After circulating in manuscript form, it was first published in 1680 in Venice, and has been continuously in print in Greek ever since. The Phyllada broadly follows the structure of the ancient Alexander Romance, but is much better organized and is a work of popular literature reflecting the immense interest that the Conqueror has generated since earliest times. Numerous folktales and local legends kept his story alive, and many works about Alexander circulated in manuscript during the Byzantine period. The Phyllada is the culmination of this tradition. Yet it has never been translated into English: a surprising neglect which Richard Stoneman - an acknowledged expert on Alexander - makes good in this elegant rendering supplemented by a full introduction. As a piece of literature, the Phyllada is among the best treatments of the Alexander legend, being full of color and human interest. Alexander not only encounters the heroes of Troy on his adventures but wears the crown and robe of Solomon. His descent into the ""Cave of the Gods"" (Greek and Egyptian gods in the Romance) becomes a visit to a hell described in Christian terms. The pagan Alexander is thus filtered through a modern lens and becomes an emblem of the good king. The sophisticated narrative structure and world view of the Phyllada account for its lasting influence. This new translation does it full justice.
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General
European
Ancient
Literary Criticism
History
Ancient & Classical
Greece
Europe
Front Cover 1
Contents 6
Introduction 8
The Book of Alexander the Great 32
Notes 194
Bibliography 202
Index 206

....alexander Is The Protagonist Of A Large Number Of Works In Both Prose And Verse As Well As Being The Hero Of Countless Folktales. The Best Known Of These Books In Modern Greece Is The Book Of Alexander The Great (in Greek, He Phyllada Tou Megalexantrou). It Was First Printed In Venice In 1670, Though The Earliest Surviving Copy Is From The Edition Of 1699....the Standard Edition For Most Of The Twentieth Century Was That Of A.a. Pallis (1935)....his Edition Was Based On A Nineteenth-century Version; In 1977 A New Scholarly Edition Was Prepared By G. Veloudis, And This Is Now The Standard....the 'middle Greek' Version Is The Proximate Source Of The Phyllada, Which Is Written In A Simple, Folksy Form Of Modern Greek Rather Than The More Elevated Style Of Its Predecessors.--introduction, P. Vii-ix. Machine Generated Contents Note: Book Of Alexander The Great. Translated And Introduced By Richard Stoneman. A Prose Version Of The So-called Alexander Romance. Translation Of: Hē Phyllada Tou Megalexantrou : Diēgēsis Alexandrou Tou Makedonos. Translation Based On Text Originally Published In Venice In 1750 And Edited By Giorgos Veloudēs And Published In A New Edition In Athens, 1977. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 171-174) And Index. Translated From The Greek.

" ... Alexander is the protagonist of a large number of works in both prose and verse as well as being the hero of countless folktales. The best known of these books in modern Greece is the Book of Alexander the Great (in Greek, He Phyllada tou Megalexantrou). It was first printed in Venice in 1670, though the earliest surviving copy is from the edition of 1699 ... The standard edition for most of the twentieth century was that of A.A. Pallis (1935) ... His edition was based on a nineteenth-century version; in 1977 a new scholarly edition was prepared by G. Veloudis, and this is now the standard ... The 'Middle Greek' version is the proximate source of the Phyllada, which is written in a simple, folksy form of modern Greek rather than the more elevated style of its predecessors."--Introduction, p. vii-ix

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