Intersectional Alexander the Great

Receptions and Representations in Greece and the Wider Hellenistic Continuum

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Surveying a diverse range of topics in relation to Alexander the Great and his legacy, this book offers innovative approaches and interpretations to our historical understanding of this controversial figure in both the ancient and modern periods. A study of Alexander the Great draws in many themes such as race, sex, class, gender, disability and ethnicity, all of which are examined in this volume. This intersectional study brings the history and the impact of the Alexander legend into dialogue to show that there is never just ‘one Alexander’, but a myriad of lives and receptions. Unlike many other studies on Alexander, this volume focuses on both the ‘elite’ – Arrian, Plutarch, Curtius Rufus, Diodorus Siculus and the Greek Alexander Romance tradition – and ‘non-elite’ narratives, such as the histories and 'folk' tales found in the Asiatic traditions. Rather than attempting to yield a greater understanding of the historical figure of Alexander, this volume argues that the varied collections of narratives from across the world and throughout history hold up a mirror to their respective ages, and also to the social classes from which they are derived. By using Alexander as a prism, we can better understand the social, political and religious attitudes of subsequent historical periods.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350468306

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Kenneth Royce Moore is Senior Lecturer in the History of Ideas at Teesside University, UK. He is the editor of Routledge’s Companion to the Reception of Ancient Greek and Roman Gender and Sexuality (2023) and Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Alexander the Great (2018). He is the author of Plato Politics and a Practical Utopia (Bloomsbury Academic, 2012) and Sex and the Second-Best City (2005).

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List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroductionK.R. Moore, Teesside University, UKChapter 1. Parasocial Relationships in Elite and Non-Elite Receptions of the Macedonian Conqueror: Alexander the Great as Speculum MundiK.R. Moore, Teesside University, UKChapter 2. Human-Divine Hybridity: Gender, Ethnic and Animal Entanglements in the Mythmaking of Olympias and AlexanderLarissa Tittl, The University of Melbourne, AustraliaChapter 3. Calanus is ‘Alexander too’: The Retelling of Alexander’s Indian Campaign in Kostas Arkoudeas’ Historical RomanceGuendalina Daniela Maria Taietti. University of Liverpool, UKChapter 4. Candace in the Malay Alexander RomanceSu Fang Ng, Virginia Tech, USAChapter 5. Alexander’s Persian Boy: Constructions of Bagoas and AlexanderLara O'Sullivan, University of Western Australia, AustraliaChapter 6. Gender, Class, and Ethnicity: Reading Women’s Experiences of Alexander’s CampaignsDylan James, University of Reading, UKChapter 7. Sexuality and Class in the Reign of AlexanderStephen Harrison, University of Swansea, UKChapter 8. Class Struggle in Babylon: Political Conflict and Regime Control on the Death of AlexanderJohn R. Holton, Newcastle University, UKChapter 9. Mirror, Mirror: Alexander the Great, Disability, and Depictions of Greco-Egyptian Deities as Macedonian SoldiersAlexandra F. Morris, University of Lincoln, UKChapter 10. Disability in the times of Alexander III - Views and PerceptionsSabine Müller, University of Innsbruck, AustriaChapter 11. The Impact of Religious Beliefs on the Exercise of Power by Alexander and his FamilyAndrew Michael Chugg, Independent Researcher, UKChapter 12. Age and Ageing in Alexander the Great’s Reception Jaakkojuhani Peltonen, Tampere University, FinlandNotesBibliographyIndex