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.
"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."
"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."@en
"Walters ""Alexandreis"" (entstanden um 1184) ist ein Hauptwerk der lateinischen Klassik Frankreichs im hohen Mittelalter. Das Epos schildert in mehr als 5.000 Versen die unsterblichen Taten Alexanders des Großen. Zu Lebzeiten seines Verfassers war es so weit verbreitet, dass es sogar als Schulbuch im Lateinunterricht diente. 800 Jahre nach seiner Entstehung wurde das Werk von Gerhard Streckenbach erstmals ins Deutsche übersetzt und einem größeren Leserkreis zugänglich gemacht. Die Übertragung in deutsche Hexameter ist so meisterhaft gelungen, dass der Text eine eigenständige dichterische Quali..."
"Walters ""Alexandreis"" (entstanden um 1184) ist ein Hauptwerk der lateinischen Klassik Frankreichs im hohen Mittelalter. Das Epos schildert in mehr als 5.000 Versen die unsterblichen Taten Alexanders des Großen. Zu Lebzeiten seines Verfassers war es so weit verbreitet, dass es sogar als Schulbuch im Lateinunterricht diente. 800 Jahre nach seiner Entstehung wurde das Werk von Gerhard Streckenbach erstmals ins Deutsche übersetzt und einem größeren Leserkreis zugänglich gemacht. Die Übertragung in deutsche Hexameter ist so meisterhaft gelungen, dass der Text eine eigenständige dichterische Quali."
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Alexanderdichtung französische Geschichte Mittelalter.
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Epic poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern) Translations into English.
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Poésie épique latine médiévale et moderne Traductions anglaises.
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