Table of Contents

Foreword (Richard Stoneman)
Introduction
Chapter One: Greek and Syriac Versions of the Alexander Romance and their Development in the East
Chapter Two: Arabic Accounts of Alexander the Great and the Legacy of Sasanian Historiography
Chapter Three: Alexander the Great in the Sh?hn?ma of Firdaws?
Chapter Four: Alexander the Great in the Arabic and Persian Popular Romances
Chapter Five: Alexander in the Iskandarn?ma of Ni??m? Ganjav? (1141–1209)
Chapter Six: Alexander in the Iqb?ln?ma of Ni??m? Ganjav?
Conclusion
Appendix I: Summary of the Syriac Alexander Romance
Appendix II: Summary of Alexander’s letter to Aristotle about the wonders of
India and China in the Syriac Alexander Romance (Book III, 7)
Appendix III: Alexander’s Persian Genealogy
Bibliography

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Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was transformed into a legend by all those he met, leaving an enduring tradition of romances across the world.

About the Author

Haila Manteghi is a lecturer at the University of Munster and recently completed her second PhD on the Persian Alexandrian tradition, at the University of Exeter. Her first PhD, on the same topic, was completed at the University of Alicante, and she has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections.