Among the many versions of the Alexander Romance originating from Alexandria (3rd century AD) the long Byzantine Alexander Poem takes a special place. It is transmitted in only one miscellaneous manuscript, Ms. Marcianus Graecus 408, and contains 6130 ‘political’ (fifteen-syllable) verses. Thisedition presents a new criticaltext of the Byzantine Alexander Poem with an introduction and an extensive commentary.
Among the many versions of the Alexander Romance originating from Alexandria (3rd century AD) the long Byzantine Alexander Poem takes a special place. It is transmitted in only one miscellaneous manuscript, Ms. Marcianus Graecus 408, and contains 6130 ‘political’ (fifteen-syllable) verses. Thisedition presents a new criticaltext of the Byzantine Alexander Poem with an introduction and an extensive commentary.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781614518105 |
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| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Publication date: | 08/20/2014 |
| Series: | Byzantinisches Archiv , #26 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 646 |
| File size: | 82 MB |
| Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
| Language: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453) |