The Alexandreis: A Twelfth-Century Epic (Broadview Editions)
"In 1996, David Townsend published a very free but also very good verse translation of the Alexandreis by Walter of ChÃ¢tillon, one of the most influential poems of the 'Twelfth-Century Renaissance.' This new volume improves upon the earlier translation; it also provides additional materials to shed light on Walter's other writings, the twelfth-century Latin epic tradition in general, and the medieval Alexander tradition. Townsend s elegant and readable English could be used with other translations in a course on medieval epic and romance. It could provide a focal point for students and general readers in understanding the image of Alexander the Great across time. The possibilities are legion." - Jan. M. Ziolkowski, Harvard University"While the Alexandreis did much to shape the medieval attitude to history, this translation helps to define it." - The Times Literary Supplement --The Times Literary Supplement