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AuthorStoneman, Richard.TitleAlexander the Great : a life in legend / Richard Stoneman.PublishedNew Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2008.FormatBook
Descriptionxvii, 314 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007022903.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007022903-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007022903-d.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [284]-305) and index.
ContentsNativity : Egyptian origins (356 BC) -- Golden vines, golden bowls and temples of fire : the Persian versions -- Cities of Alexander : Jews and Arabs adopt the hero -- The marvels of India (329-326 BC) -- ’How much land does a man need?’ : Alexander’s encounters with the Brahmans (326 BC) -- From the heights of the air to the depths of the sea : Alexander as inventor and sage -- Amazons, mermaids and wilting maidens -- The search for immortality -- The unclean nations and the end of time -- Death in Babylon (323 BC) -- Universal emperor : the Christian hero -- King of the world : Alexander the Greek.
ISBN97803001120300300112033Per.Sub.Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Romances -- History and criticism.

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