Publisher's description:
Never before has there appeared in English such a collection of essays concerning Alexander the Great's legacy in world literature. From Greek and Latin works of the Classical Period through Medieval texts in Syriac, Persian, Coptic, Arabic, Ethiopic and Hebrew, as well the European languages, the fourteen chapters cover the gamut of Alexander literary studies as compiled by some of the foremost scholars in each field, bringing the reader up-to-date on everything Alexander. These experts share their results after years of investigation in the field, and, in doing so, point the reader toward the essence of each of the myriad of Alexander romances, while at the same time including copious notes and bibliography to prepare the reader for his or her own Alexander journey.

Table of contents:
Chapter One: Introduction: the Latin base texts for medieval Alexander literature, by Richard Stoneman
Chapter Two: Jewish Traditions of Alexander, by Saskia Dönitz
Chapter Three: The Group of Syriac Texts concerning Alexander, by Juan Pedro Monferrer Sala
Chapter Four: The Arabic Alexander Tradition, By Z. David Zuwiyya
Chapter Five: Alexander among the People of Persia, by Josef Wiesehöfer
Chapter Six: The Alexander Romance in Coptic, by Daniel Selden
Chapter Seven: The Alexander Romance in Ethiopia, by Peter Kotar
Chapter Eight: The Alexandreis of Gautier de Chatillon, by Maura Lafferty
Chapter Nine: Medieval French Alexander Romance I, by Laurence Harf-Lancner
Chapter Ten: Medieval French Alexander Romance II, by Sarah-Jane Murray
Chapter Eleven: Alexander in Medieval Christian Spain, by Z. David Zuwiyya
Chapter Twelve: The Medieval British Alexander Romance, by David Ashurst
Chapter Thirteen: The German Alexander, by D. Buschinger
Chapter Fourteen: Alexander the Great in Italian Literature of the Middle Ages, by Roberta Morosini
Chapter Fifteen: Medieval Scandinavian Alexander Romance, by David Ashurst