Richard Stoneman, Kyle Erickson & Ian Netton (eds.), The Alexander Romance in Persia and the East, Barkhuis, 2012, pp. 416.
Acaba de aparecer esta obra que recoge las intervenciones en la conferencia del mismo título que tuvo lugar en la Universidad de Exeter, los días 26-29 de julio de 2010. Más de la mitad de los trabajos presentados estuvieron a cargo de profesores e investigadores invitados. Con esta obra se da una visión sistemática del tema.
Entre los capítulos se encuentra uno de la doctoranda de la UA Haila Manteghí que presentó un trabajo sobre Iskandar en el Shahname.
El listado de los contenidos es el siguiente:
Introduction IX
Note on Transliteration and Bibliography XV
PART 1 FORMATION OF A TRADITION – 1
RICHARD STONEMAN
Persian Aspects of the Romance Tradition 3
Persian Aspects of the Romance Tradition 3
DANIEL L. SELDEN
Mapping the Alexander Romance 19
Mapping the Alexander Romance 19
FAUSTINA C.W. DOUFIKAR-AERTS
King Midas’ Ears on Alexander’s Head: In Search of the Afro-Asiatic Alexander Cycle 61
King Midas’ Ears on Alexander’s Head: In Search of the Afro-Asiatic Alexander Cycle 61
GRAHAM ANDERSON
The Alexander Romance and the Pattern of Hero-Legend 81
The Alexander Romance and the Pattern of Hero-Legend 81
PART 2 PERSPECTIVES – 103
CORINNE JOUANNO
The Persians in Late Byzantine Alexander Romances: A Portrayal under Turkish Influences 105
The Persians in Late Byzantine Alexander Romances: A Portrayal under Turkish Influences 105
HENDRIK BOESCHOTEN
Adventures of Alexander in Medieval Turkish 117
Adventures of Alexander in Medieval Turkish 117
WARWICK BALL
Some Talk of Alexander Myth and Politics in the North-West Frontier of British India 127
Some Talk of Alexander Myth and Politics in the North-West Frontier of British India 127
PART 3 TEXTS – 159
HAILA MANTEGHI
Alexander the Great in the Shāhnāmeh of Ferdowsī 161
Alexander the Great in the Shāhnāmeh of Ferdowsī 161
MARIO CASARI
The King Explorer: A Cosmographic Approach to the Persian Alexander 175
The King Explorer: A Cosmographic Approach to the Persian Alexander 175
DAVID ZUWIYYA
‘Umāra’s Qiṣṣa al-Iskandar as a Model of the Arabic Alexander Romance 205
‘Umāra’s Qiṣṣa al-Iskandar as a Model of the Arabic Alexander Romance 205
EL-SAYED M. GAD
Al-Tabari’s Tales of Alexander: History and Romance 219
Al-Tabari’s Tales of Alexander: History and Romance 219
EMILY COTTRELL
Al-Mubaššir ibn Fātik and the α Version of the Alexander Romance 233
Al-Mubaššir ibn Fātik and the α Version of the Alexander Romance 233
LESLIE S.B. MCCOULL
Aspects of Alexander in Coptic Egypt 255
Aspects of Alexander in Coptic Egypt 255
YURIKO YAMANAKA
The Islamized Alexander in Chinese Geographies and Encyclopaedias 263
The Islamized Alexander in Chinese Geographies and Encyclopaedias 263
PART 4 THEMES – 275
DANIEL OGDEN
Sekandar, Dragon-Slayer 277
Sekandar, Dragon-Slayer 277
SABINE MÜLLER
Stories of the Persian Bride: Alexander and Roxane 295
Stories of the Persian Bride: Alexander and Roxane 295
SULOCHANA ASIRVATHAM
Alexander the Philosopher in the Greco-Roman, Persian and Arabic Traditions 311
Alexander the Philosopher in the Greco-Roman, Persian and Arabic Traditions 311
ALEKSANDRA SZALC
In Search of Water of Life: The Alexander Romance and Indian Mythology 327
ALEKSANDRA KLĘCZAR
The Kingship of Alexander the Great in the Jewish Versions of the Alexander Narrative 339
The Kingship of Alexander the Great in the Jewish Versions of the Alexander Narrative 339
ORY AMITAY
Alexander in Bavli Tamid: In Search for a Meaning 349
Alexander in Bavli Tamid: In Search for a Meaning 349
PART 5 IMAGES – 367
OLGA PALAGIA
The Impact of Alexander the Great in the Art of Central Asia 369
The Impact of Alexander the Great in the Art of Central Asia 369
AGNIESZKA FULINSKA
Oriental Imagery and Alexander’s Legend in Art: Reconnaissance 383
Oriental Imagery and Alexander’s Legend in Art: Reconnaissance 383
FIRUZA MELVILLE
A Flying King 405
A Flying King 405
Index 411