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" The Alexandreis of Walter of Châtillon : "
by David Townsend.
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BL
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701348
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b523537
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| Uniform Title
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Alexandreis.English
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| Main Entry
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Walter,of Châtillon,active 1170-1180.
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The Alexandreis of Walter of Châtillon : : a twelfth-century epic : a verse translation /\ by David Townsend.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia, Pa. :: University of Pennsylvania Press,, ©1996.
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| Series Statement
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The Middle Ages series
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xxix, 214 pages ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0812233476
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: 9780812233476
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxix) and index.
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| Abstract
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David Townsend's translation - the first ever into English verse - affords modern readers a vivid sense of the aesthetic appeal and sophisticated artistry of Walter's poem. A concise introduction sets out the poem's background and significance in literary history, while also suggesting how Walter's text resonates with the literary sensibilities of our own times.
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Townsend's explanatory notes, adapted in large part from glosses in the surviving manuscripts, allow modern audiences a remarkable glimpse into the ways in which medieval readers of the Alexandreis must have understood the poem.
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Alexander,356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern), Translations into English.
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| LC Classification
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PA8310.G3A713 1996
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Townsend, David,1955-
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