Alexander the Great in the Persian Tradition

History, Myth and Legend in Medieval Iran

Dr Haila Manteghi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2019
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-83860-206-2 (ISBN)

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Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was transformed into a legend by all those he met, leaving an enduring tradition of romances across the world. Aside from its penetration into every language of medieval Europe, the Alexander romance arguably had its greatest impact in the Persian language.Haila Manteghi here offers a complete survey of that deep tradition, ranging from analysis of classical Persian poetry to popular romances and medieval Arabic historiography. She explores how the Greek work first entered the Persian literary tradition and traces the development of its influence, before revealing the remarkable way in which Alexander became as central to the Persian tradition as any other hero or king. And, importantly, by focusing on the often-overlooked early medieval Persian period, she also demonstrates that a positive view of Alexander developed in Arabic and Persian literature before the Islamic era. Drawing on an impressive range of sources in various languages - including Persian, Arabic and Greek - Manteghi provides a profound new contribution to the study of the Alexander romances.Beautifully written and with vibrant literary motifs, this book is important reading for all those with an interest in Alexander, classical and medieval Persian history, the early Islamic world and classical reception studies.

Haila Manteghi is a lecturer at the University of Munster and recently completed her second PhD on the Persian Alexandrian tradition, at the University of Exeter. Her first PhD, on the same topic, was completed at the University of Alicante, and she has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections.

Foreword (Richard Stoneman)
Introduction
Chapter One: Greek and Syriac Versions of the Alexander Romance and their Development in the East
Chapter Two: Arabic Accounts of Alexander the Great and the Legacy of Sasanian Historiography
Chapter Three: Alexander the Great in the Sh?hn?ma of Firdaws?
Chapter Four: Alexander the Great in the Arabic and Persian Popular Romances
Chapter Five: Alexander in the Iskandarn?ma of Ni??m? Ganjav? (1141–1209)
Chapter Six: Alexander in the Iqb?ln?ma of Ni??m? Ganjav?
Conclusion
Appendix I: Summary of the Syriac Alexander Romance
Appendix II: Summary of Alexander’s letter to Aristotle about the wonders of
India and China in the Syriac Alexander Romance (Book III, 7)
Appendix III: Alexander’s Persian Genealogy
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2019
Reihe/Serie	Library of Medieval Studies
Zusatzinfo	11 colour in 8pp plates
Sprache	englisch
Maße	134 x 214 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-83860-206-2 / 1838602062
ISBN-13	978-1-83860-206-2 / 9781838602062
Zustand	Neuware