The main classical source of the Medieval Latin and vernacular tradition of the life of Alexander the Great is the History of Alexander of Quintus Curtius, main reference of the medieval epopée Alexandreis of Gautier of Châtillon, which in turn greatly influenced in the Libro de Alexandre. Another branch of the tradition is represented by the Pseudo-Callisthenes and the Latin translations by Julius Valerius and Archpriest Leo of Naples. The study of some significant episodes in the life of the Macedonian emperor in various medieval Latin and vernacular works will serve to put them in relation to this double tradition, the first more historical and the second fictional.... [Leer más...]