The work examines the Alexandrias of the Jesuit Alegre in an in-depth, text-immanent analysis. In this context, the historical sources (Curtius Rufus, Flavius Josephus) as well as the poetic models (Vergil, Homer, Lucan and others) are analysed. All passages of the work are examined in detail, the literary references to the Alexander tradition are identified and connections are drawn not only to ancient, but also to medieval and modern authors and texts. A separate chapter is devoted to potential contemporary references to and interpretations of the Alexandrias. In addition, the three levels of the epic poem, i.e., the historical-antique, the antique-mythological and the Jewish-monotheistic level, are equally taken into account.
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Edition
1/2024
Copyright year
2024
ISBN-Print
978-3-487-16666-7
ISBN-Online
978-3-487-42430-9
Publisher
Georg Olms Verlag, Baden-Baden
Series
Noctes Neolatinae
Volume
40
Language
German
Pages
589
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Table of contents
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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Danksagung No access Pages 9 - 10
1. Einleitung und Forschungsstand No access Pages 11 - 18
2. Der Autor und sein Werk No access Pages 19 - 34
3. Der Kontext der Alexandrias No access Pages 35 - 60
4. Das erste Buch der Alexandrias No access Pages 61 - 206
5. Das zweite Buch der Alexandrias No access Pages 207 - 314
6. Das dritte Buch der Alexandrias No access Pages 315 - 422
7. Das vierte Buch der Alexandrias No access Pages 423 - 542
