From tyrant to philosopher-king : a literary history of Alexander the Great in Medieval and early modern England / by Charles Russell Stone.

This book sheds light on the evolving reception of the ancient world's most enduring figure and will prove valuable to any reader interested in the modern world's debt to antiquity. Since his death in Babylon in 323 BC, Alexander the Great has inspired an unparalleled legacy founded on both historie...

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Uniform Title:Cursor mundi (Turnhout, Belgium) ; v. 19.
Main Author: Stone, Charles Russell, 1978-
Language:English
Published: Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2013], ©2013.
Series:Cursor mundi (Turnhout, Belgium) ; v. 19.
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Physical Description:254 pages ; 24 cm.
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