Since his death in the third century BC, each age has woven its own legends around the figure of Alexander the Great. If the Hebrew tradition saw him as a preacher and prophet, to the Persians he was alternately a true king and an arch-Satan, while in modern Greece he is revered more as a wise man than as a conqueror. All these very disparate traditions share roots in The Greek Alexander Romance. One of the most influential works of late classical Greek literature, it reached Europe in the Middle Ages, and its effects are still visible to us in illuminated manuscripts and cathedral sculptures portraying Alexander's fabulous adventures - his taming of the horse Bucephalus, the encounters with Amazons and Brahmins, the quest for the Water of Life, the ascent to heaven in a basket borne by eagles. Nowadays the Romance should be read not only as a literary masterpiece but also as fast-paced and wonderfully exuberant entertainment. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Richard Stoneman

Pseudo-Callisthenes

Genre Fiction

Penguin Classics

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The Romance of Alexander the Great (Records of Civilization: Sources & Studies)

Politics & Social Sciences

Albert M. Wolohojian

Social Sciences

Columbia University Press

The History of Alexander the Great, Being the Syriac Version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes; Volume 1

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Reference

E.A. Wallis Budge

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Franklin Classics Trade Press

Der Altfranzosische Prosa-alexander-roman Nach Der Berliner Bilderhandschrift, Nebst Dem Lateinische (German Edition)

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History

Europe

BiblioLife

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Patmutʻiwn Aghekʻsandri Makedonatsʻwoy (Armenian Edition)

Nabu Press

Konung Alexander: En Medeltids Dikt Frän Latinet Vänd I Svenska Rim Omkring År 1380 På Föranstaltande AF Riksdrotset Bo Jonsson Grip (Swedish Edition)

Léo

Grip, Bo Jonsson

Konung Alexander: En Medeltids Dikt Frän Latinet Vänd I Svenska Rim Omkring År 1380 På Föranstaltande AF Riksdrotset Bo Jonsson Grip, Volume 10 (Swedish Edition)

Alexander, Gedicht Des Zwölften Jahrhunderts: Bd. Einleitung. Alexander, Vom Pfaffen Lamprecht, Erster Band (German Edition)

ALEXANDER

Weismann, Heinrich

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