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Alexander re-mapped: geography and identity in the Alexander Romance in Armenia

Alex MacFarlane · 2020

Catalogue summary

The dissertation analyzes medieval Armenian kafas added to the Alexander Romance, translating poetic encounters and mapping their links to geography, historiography, apocalypse, and Christian cosmology.

Why this matters

It opens a substantial Armenian literary tradition to readers interested in adaptation, worldview, and cross-cultural textual transmission.

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Published in
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)
Year
2020
Language
English
DOI
10.5287/ora-0zn2gaxym

Citation

Alex MacFarlane 2020. Alexander re-mapped: geography and identity in the Alexander Romance in Armenia. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). https://doi.org/10.5287/ora-0zn2gaxym

Topics

Armenian historyLanguage, literature, and translation

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