Libro de Alexandre/ Book of Alexander - Couverture souple

Rabone, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0856688630 ISBN 13 : 9780856688638

Editeur : Aris & Phillips Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

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 Rabone's edition in the Hispanic Classics series will greatly illuminate this substantial and important text, with a wide-ranging introduction, Spanish text with facing-page English translation and notes.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Richard Rabone is a member of Merton College, Oxford, where his principal research interests are in the literature of Golden-Age Spain, with a particular focus on the reception of works from earlier periods.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aris & Phillips Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0856688630
• ISBN 13: 9780856688638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 718
• Éditeur: Such Peter
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