1st Edition
The Romances of Alexander
Introduction. 1. Historia de Preliis Alexandri Magni: J1 Recension 2. Historia de Preliis: J2 (Excerpts) 3. Historia de Preliis: J3 (Excerpts) 4. Episola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de Mirabilibus Indiae 5. Alexandri Magni Iter ad Paradisum. Appendix: Leo of Naples: Historia de Preliis
Biography
Dennis M. Kratz is the Ignacy and Celina Rockover Professor of Humanities and Founding Director of the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. From 1997-2019 he served as Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities and from 1994-97 as the University’s Dean of Undergraduate Education. Kratz received his BA in Classics from Dartmouth College and PhD in Medieval Latin from Harvard University. His research emphasizes the continuation and transformation of the Western cultural tradition from classical antiquity through the present. His publications include Mocking Epic: Waltharius, Alexandreis, and the Problem of Christian Epic and Waltharius and Ruodlieb as well as two other books and numerous articles on subjects including the evolution of heroism, the theory and practice of literary translation, the interaction of science and the Humanities, and the convergence of Asian and Western cultural values.
Original Review of The Romances of Alexander:
‘This proto-Arthurian fictitious story of Alexander of Macedonia is mandatory reading for those who want to trace the origin of Arthur of Britain.’ Antonio L. Furtado, Quondam et Futurus, Vol 1, No. 4 (1991)
