Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis Book 10 - A Commentary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783631430309)

The final and most important book of Walter of Châtillon's Alexandreis is examined as a paradigm for both the compositional techniques and the meaning of the whole poem. These techniques are shown as being reliant on the medieval arts of composition, the strategies inherited from the Biblical paraphrasts and the strict discipline of classical epic hexameter. The author shows that Walter of Châtillon is not simply a classicising epigone of Vergil, but a master poet refining contemporary epic techniques and incorporating scientific and philosophic materials into an elegant moral diatribe against arrogance.

Author: Christiane Von Albrecht,Glynn Carol Meter
ISBN-10: 3631430302
ISBN-13: 9783631430309
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1991
Pages: 335
Format: Paperback