The Gests of King Alexander of Macedon: Two Middle-English Alliterative Fragments, Alexander A and Alexander B
Francis Peabody Magoun
- Mangaka
- Francis Peabody Magoun
- First published
- 1929
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Published by Harvard University Press in 1929, this volume was edited by Francis Peabody Magoun, a prominent medievalist known for his rigorous approach to Old and Middle English texts. The work provides a scholarly presentation of two distinct alliterative fragments known as Alexander A and Alexander B, which offer significant insight into the medieval tradition of the Alexander Romance—a popular literary cycle that adapted the life of Alexander the Great into the heroic idiom of Middle English verse.
Magoun’s editorial effort was driven by a desire to preserve and analyze the linguistic nuances of these fragments, which survive in the unique manuscript Bodleian Library MS Greaves 60. By arranging the texts with extensive notes and scholarly apparatus, Magoun provided a foundational reference for students of alliterative poetry, emphasizing the structural differences and narrative flair that distinguished these fragments from other contemporary retellings of the Macedonian king’s legendary exploits.
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