Title The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire / Pierre Briant ; translated by Nicholas Elliott

Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 482 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction: Fragments of European history -- I.A critical history -- History, morals, and philosophy -- Alexander in Europe: erudition and history -- II. The conqueror-philosopher -- War, reason, and civilization -- A successful conquest -- Affirming and contesting the model -- III. Empires and nations -- Lessons of empire, from the Thames to the Indus -- Alexander in France from the Revolution to the Restoration -- German Alexanders -- IV. The sense of history -- After Alexander? -- Alexander, Europe, and the immobile Orient -- Conclusion Summary In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Classical texts, ancient history, and the new science of archaeology were all deployed in the service of European empire-building. Alexander was of interest to a variety of scholars from different parts of Europe - moralists, philosophers, economists, geographers, historians, and cartographers. In the course of the long 18th century, an entirely new image of the Macedonian conqueror emerged, as the precedent of European political and commercial expansion overseas.-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes "First published as Alexandre des lumieres: fragments d'histoire européenne by Pierre Briant © Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2012"--Title page verso Print version record Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. SUBJECT Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast Subject Hellenism -- Influence Hellenism -- Historiography History, Ancient -- Historiography HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece. HISTORY / Europe / General Hellenism -- Historiography Hellenism -- Influence Historiography History, Ancient -- Historiography Intellectual life SUBJECT Europe -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045728 Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Historiography Subject Europe Greece Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780674972841 0674972848

Other Titles Alexandre des lumières. English

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