The Alexander Romance as Educational Book during the Russian Middle Ages

  • Alexandru Costandachi "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati
Keywords: Medieval Russia, Alexander the Great, Alexander Romance, history, geography, mythology

Abstract

Medieval Russia, connected to Byzantine culture through numerous works that came via the southern Slavs, derived part of its general knowledge from the Novel of Alexander, known in the Russian cultural milieu in its Bulgarian and Serbian versions. Valuable historical, geographical or mythological information allowed medieval Russians to regard the world in new ways, a fact that turned Alexander Romance into the second most read book of that time (after the Bible). The diversity of knowledge provided by this novel made it a veritable Encyclopaedia of Russian Middle Ages.

Author Biography

Alexandru Costandachi, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

Ph.D., The Lower Danube University of Galaţi, Romania.

Published
2011-10-26
How to Cite
Costandachi, A. (2011). The Alexander Romance as Educational Book during the Russian Middle Ages. The Annals of "Dunarea De Jos" University of Galati. Fascicle XIX, History, 10, 19-27. Retrieved from https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/history/article/view/520
Issue
Vol 10 (2011)
Section
Articles

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