The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire / Pierre Briant ; translated by Nic...
The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire / Pierre Briant ; translated by Nic...
The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire / Pierre Briant ; translated by Nicholas Elliott.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/1422
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English
French
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xvi, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Fragments of European history -- I. Development and affirmation of a critical history -- History, morals, and philosophy -- Alexander in Europe: erudition and history -- II. A new model: the conqueror-philosopher -- War, reason, and civilization -- A successful conquest -- Affirming an...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, [2017]
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Massachusetts
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[2017]
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Summary
In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Classical texts, ancient history, and the new science...
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The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire / Pierre Briant ; translated by Nicholas Elliott.
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"First published as Alexandre des lumieres: fragments d'histoire européenne by Pierre Briant © Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2012."--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Translation of: Briant, Pierre. Alexandre des Lumières. Paris : Gallimard, ©2012 9782070131716 (DLC) 2013445188 (OCoLC)814302834
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G 2017/1422
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067465966X
9780674659667 hard cover : alk. paper)
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938.0707204
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991024098381402626
