Reading alexander the great in medieval bohemia: a moralistic example and a functional label

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    During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the figure of Alexander the Great and the stories associated with him became a stable part of the Bohemian literary landscape. The study focuses on the role of Alexander`s figure in different literary contexts and how the reading and use of the character have shifted according to the changing political and social situation. The story of Alexander the Great belonged to the most well known in the Middle Ages, recounted across Europe and Asia in many versions and languages. In medieval biblical exegesis, for example, Alexander`s . . .

     

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