Tag: Epic
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The Alexandreis, Book X
At the close of Book IX, Alexander has conquered the world, and sets his sites on more distant pastures: The boundary of the world lies near at hand. Not to provoke the ill will of the gods, the world’s too narrow, and the breadth of the earth is insufficient for its only lord. Bu when…
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The Alexandreis, Walter of Châtillon
Lately, I feel like I’ve lost some of my connection to the Medieval world. I’m rooted in Honorius, but not in the Middle Ages more broadly. In an attempt to rectify this, and to get through some books that I’ve long had on my to read/to reread list, I’m going to try to read a…
Dan Yingst 