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Old French literature --- Thematology --- anno 1100-1199 --- Alexander, --- French literature --- Legends --- History and criticism. --- In literature. --- Influence. --- History and criticism --- Alexander the Great --- Romances --- To 1500 --- French fiction --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - Legends - History and criticism. --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - In literature. --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - Influence. --- French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism --- ALEXANDRE III LE GRAND (MACEDOINE) DANS LA LITTERATURE MEDIEVALE --- 12E SIECLE --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C.

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The life and exploits of the Macedonian King Alexander the Great were recorded and passed down in the legendary biography, known as the Alexander Romance of Pseudo-Callisthenes. During the Middle Ages the Romance became extremely popular, after its Greek original had been translated and elaborated in numerous versions and vernaculars. Alexander's fame spread all over Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central and South East Asia. In this study the focus is on the Arabic tradition. For the first time this field of research has now been explored in all its details, resulting in a complete survey and classification of this rich tradition. The book is written as a quest. It presents the process of tracing manuscripts and texts, some of which were considered lost, others still unknown. One of the major results is the discovery of manuscripts of the long sought for Arabic translation of Pseudo-Callisthenes' Alexander Romance. By this find the author proved the survival of this text, reconstructed its stemma and investigated its character and provenance. Another merit of this study is the portrayal of Alexander, as he occurs in all different genres of Arabic and Islamic literature. A classification of the texts, a detailed analysis and many translated episodes offer the reader a coherent view on this literature, that shows Alexander on time as a pre-Islamic world conqueror, another as a seeker of Wisdom and even as a religious messenger. Finally, there is a summary of an Arabic folk epic, Sirat al-Iskandar, which demonstrates the complete incorporation of Alexander as the protagonist of a specimen of Arab popular lore. This survey of the Arabic Alexander tradition complies with a long felt need among scholars of Medieval Studies, Islamic Studies, Comparative Literature, as well as among classicists, historians, orientalists and anyone interested in the legacy of Alexander.

Arabic literature --- Littérature arabe --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Alexander, --- Pseudo-Callisthenes. --- In literature. --- History and criticism --- In literature --- arabe (langue) "Roman d'Alexandre" --- Arabisk litteratur --- historia. --- Alexander den store, --- i litteraturen. --- arabe (langue) "Roman d'Alexandre". --- Arabe (langue) "Roman d'Alexandre". --- Littérature arabe --- Alejandro, --- Alekjhāṇḍara, --- Aleksandar, --- Aleksander, --- Aleksandr, --- Alekʻsandre, --- Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Aleksandŭr, Makedonski, --- Alessandro, --- Alexander --- Alexandre, --- Alexandros --- Alexandros, --- Alexandros, Megalos, --- Alexandru, --- Alexantros, --- Aleksandŭr, --- Александър, --- Iskandar, --- Maḳdonya, Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Makedonski, Aleksandŭr, --- Македонски, Александър, --- Megalexandros, --- Megas Alexandros, --- Nagy Sándor, --- Sikandar, --- Iskender, --- Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος --- אלכסנדר בן פיליפוס, --- אלכסנדר, --- اسكندر كبير --- اسکندر اعظم --- سکندراعظم --- Alexander the Great --- Pseudo-Callisthenes --- Historia. --- Arabic literature - History and criticism --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - In literature --- Pseudo-Callisthenes. - Historia Alexandri Magni --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C.

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Alexander's alleged Wall against Gog and Magog, often connected with the enclosure of the apocalyptic people, was a widespread theme among Syriac Christians in Mesopotamia. In the ninth century Sallam the Interpreter dictated an account of his search for the barrier to the Arab geographer Ibn Khurradadhbih. The reliability of Sallam's journey from Samarra to Western China and back (842-45), however, has always been a highly contested issue. Van Donzel and Schmidt consider the travel account as historical. This volume presents a translation of the source while at the same time it carefully looks into other Eastern Christian and Muslim traditions of the famous lore. A comprehensive survey reconstructs the political and topographical data. As so many other examples, also this story pays witness to the influence of the Syriac Christian tradition on Koran and Muslim Traditions.

Syriac literature --- Apocalyptic literature --- Littérature syriaque --- Littérature islamique --- Littérature apocalyptique --- Sallam, --- Sallām, --- Sallām, --- Littérature syriaque --- Littérature islamique --- Littérature apocalyptique --- Islamic literature --- Historic sites --- History and criticism --- Alexander, --- In literature. --- Travel --- Asia --- History, Local --- Description and travel --- In literature --- History and criticism. --- History, Local. --- Description and travel. --- Lieux historiques --- Histoire et critique --- Asie --- Histoire locale --- Descriptions et voyages --- Heritage places, Historic --- Heritage sites, Historic --- Historic heritage places --- Historic heritage sites --- Historic places --- Historical sites --- Places, Historic --- Sites, Historic --- Archaeology --- History --- Historic buildings --- Monuments --- World Heritage areas --- Alejandro, --- Alekjhāṇḍara, --- Aleksandar, --- Aleksander, --- Aleksandr, --- Alekʻsandre, --- Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Aleksandŭr, Makedonski, --- Alessandro, --- Alexander --- Alexandre, --- Alexandros --- Alexandros, --- Alexandros, Megalos, --- Alexandru, --- Alexantros, --- Aleksandŭr, --- Александър, --- Iskandar, --- Maḳdonya, Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Makedonski, Aleksandŭr, --- Македонски, Александър, --- Megalexandros, --- Megas Alexandros, --- Nagy Sándor, --- Sikandar, --- Iskender, --- Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος --- אלכסנדר בן פיליפוס, --- אלכסנדר, --- اسكندر كبير --- اسکندر اعظم --- سکندراعظم --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Syriac literature - History and criticism --- Islamic literature - History and criticism --- Apocalyptic literature - History and criticism --- Historic sites - Asia --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - In literature --- Sallam, - al-Turjuman, - fl 842-844 - Travel - Asia --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. - Travel - Asia --- Asia - History, Local --- Asia - Description and travel --- Asia - Description and travel - Sources --- Alexander, - the Great, - 356-323 B.C. --- Sallam, - al-Turjuman, - fl 842-844