Walter of Châtillon's "Alexandreis" Book 10: A CommentaryP. Lang, 1991 - 328 pages 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. |
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Chapter 1 | 28 |
Capitula + 1167 | 72 |
and instructs Antipater 144150 | 144 |
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Aeneid Alan of Lille Alexander Alexander's death Alexandreis allegory allusion amplified Antichrist Antipater Avarice Babylon Bernard Silvestris biblical epic Book capitula caput Christian classical echoes classical epic classicising Colker conquered conquest context Curtian Curtius Darius described Dronke earth ecphrasis elements emphasises enim ergo figura flagellum Fortuna gifts glory goddess Hell idea king Klopsch Leviathan lines literature Lucan Lucifer lyrical poetry Macedum material Maurach means medieval metonymy michi middle ages moralising narrative Natura omnia omnis Ovid pagan paraphrase periphrasis phrase planctu poet poet's poetic poison Porus Proditio prologue punishment quam quia quis quod readers recalls reference regem relationship rerum rhetorical Rome sarissas Satan says semper sibi significance simile souls speech Structure and Commentary Summary theme topos tradition Translation Tunc twelfth century Vergil Vergilian verses vices Vulgate Walter Walter's lyrical Walter's poem William of Conches words Zwierlein