The Wars of Alexander

ISBN-13: 9780197224106 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 460 str.

Turville-Petre Duggan; Hoyt N. Duggan; Thorlac Turville-Petre

Opis

This is the first critical edition of The Wars of Alexander, a Middle English poem dating from the late 14th or early 15th century and based on the popular Latin story of Alexander, Historia de Preliis. Taking account of the two different manuscripts in which parts of the poem appear, the relationship of the poem to its source, and the poet's metrical practice, the editors include an introduction, critical variants, and full explanatory notes and a glossary.

Recenzje

`the arguments are presented scrupulously and in details, and the evidence of the resulting text suggests that the editors are right to offer readings which in their judgement are more authentic than those contained in the manuscripts. The account of the principles and procedures used is clear and illuminating and extremely interesting; it raises issues about the metrical system of alliterative verse which require to be pursued further by scholars working with other alliterative material. The annotation is generous and helful, and the glossary clearly and logically arranged. Review of English