The Byzantine Alexander Poem

by Willem J. Aerts

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614518105
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	08/20/2014
Series:	Byzantinisches Archiv , #26
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	646
File size:	82 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years
Language:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

About the Author

Willem J.Aerts, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands.