The Roman Alexander: Reading a Cultural MythUniversity of Exeter Press, 2002 - 277 Seiten This book seizes on one of the eternal objects of widespread attention in Ancient History and turns the tables on the scholarship that has shaped and dominated the field. Instead of scrutinising the documents in order to reconstruct the biography and assess the historical significance, Diana Spencer traces the deployment and development of the mythical figure of Alexander. She explores and synthesises a selection of Latin texts, from the Late Republic to Hadrian, to form a series of themed discussions which investigate the cultural significance of Alexander for Rome. The selected texts - drawn from verse and prose, history, epic and oratory - are presented alongside their English translation, and provide an insight into a world where to think about Alexander was to engage with the burning ideological issues of Rome during a period of intense and often violent political and cultural change. The book makes clear how particular texts and issues may be readily accessed, providing a valuable resource for teachers and their students, whilst also offering a new approach to cultural histories of Rome and Alexander. |
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... story has developed and continues to hold relevance.2 We all bring our own assumptions to bear on our interests and this book is closely concerned with the way in which such individual approaches have shaped the history of Alexander the ...
... story has developed and continues to hold relevance.2 We all bring our own assumptions to bear on our interests and this book is closely concerned with the way in which such individual approaches have shaped the history of Alexander the ...
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... story that our sources are necessarily trying to tell . Instead of trying to force the ' real ' Alexander to step forward , this study suggests critical strategies for reading the stories that our texts do offer . These strategies are ...
... story that our sources are necessarily trying to tell . Instead of trying to force the ' real ' Alexander to step forward , this study suggests critical strategies for reading the stories that our texts do offer . These strategies are ...
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... story of Alexander's adventures in the East under- went a subtle shift . Hero - focused stories were no longer required ; instead what established rulers needed was evidence that the campaign's successes were direct results of their ...
... story of Alexander's adventures in the East under- went a subtle shift . Hero - focused stories were no longer required ; instead what established rulers needed was evidence that the campaign's successes were direct results of their ...
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History into Story | 1 |
ReadingsAlexander Rex | 39 |
ReadingsLiving Fast Dying Young | 83 |
Urheberrecht | |
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