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Collected Papers on Alexander the Great (Hardcover)
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Collected Papers on Alexander the Great (Hardcover)
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Professor Ernst Badian (1925-2011) was one of the most influential
Alexander historians of the twentieth century. His first articles
on the subject appeared in 1958, and he continued for a full fifty
years to reshape scholarly perception of the reign of Alexander the
Great. A steady output of articles was reinforced by lectures and
reviews in his own formidable style. Badian's earliest work
transformed understanding of aspects of the Roman Republic, and he
continued to work on that area throughout his career; but his
series of studies of Alexander the Great (which he deliberately
never summed up in a synoptic work) demolished the hero of his
predecessors such as Droysen and Tarn, whom he regarded as
starry-eyed hero-worshippers, and created an Alexander on the model
of a twentieth-century tyrant. The Alexander who was a ruthless
killer of his rivals and those who disagreed with him, a
mass-murderer in his conquests, and perhaps even an incompetent
imperialist, has superseded the Alexander whose mission it was to
bring Greek civilization to the ends of the earth. These essays and
articles provide a new layer in the interpretation of a figure who
has not ceased to fascinate since his death in 323 BC. Many of
these articles were published in out-of-the-way journals and
conference volumes, and are brought together here for the first
time in a collection which will provide student and scholar with a
view of the full range of Badian's work on Alexander. Certain
ephemeral pieces and all reviews except one have been excluded, by
the wish of the author. The twenty-seven articles included were all
revised by the author before his death, but there has been no other
editorial intervention. The volume also includes a portrait, and an
introduction by Eugene Borza surveying Badian's career and
contribution. No one who works on Alexander the Great can afford to
be without this book.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Ernst Badian
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
540 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-37828-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-415-37828-1 |
Barcode: |
9780415378284 |
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