The book makes no attempt to be impartial or neutral, but rather unabashedly advocates Alexander as a truly great man. For example, Renault rejects the usual terminology of the "murder" of Kleitos, pointing out that legally, "murder" refers only to a killing with premeditation, which absolutely was not the case when the King killed Kleitos in a drunken brawl, after much drink and much provocation. She also points out that the beauty of the mummy of Alexander was still much admired even many generations after his death. She refutes many slurs against Alexander, both ancient and modern. Renault also defends Alexander's friend Hephaistion, pointing out that he corresponded with Aristotle and was successful in every mission and independent command he undertook.
The hardcover edition is illustrated, as is the 1983 Penguin Books softcover edition.
nature, alexander, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2020, learn, when, remove, this. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Nature of Alexander news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Nature of Alexander 1975 is a nonfiction work by novelist Mary Renault 1905 1983 The Nature of AlexanderFirst UK editionAuthorMary RenaultCountrySouth AfricaLanguageEnglishSubjectBiography Alexander the GreatPublisherAllen Lane UK Pantheon Books US Publication date1975Media typePrint hardcoverPages240 pagesISBN978 0 394 49113 4OCLC1046809LC ClassDF234 R46 1975Summary EditThe book is a biography of King Alexander the Great 356 323 BCE BC ruler of Macedon Egypt and Persia Renault wrote several historical novels in which Alexander appears The Mask of Apollo 1966 Fire from Heaven 1969 The Persian Boy 1972 and Funeral Games 1981 She felt these were not enough to tell the whole story of Alexander and so she completed her nonfiction biography The book makes no attempt to be impartial or neutral but rather unabashedly advocates Alexander as a truly great man For example Renault rejects the usual terminology of the murder of Kleitos pointing out that legally murder refers only to a killing with premeditation which absolutely was not the case when the King killed Kleitos in a drunken brawl after much drink and much provocation She also points out that the beauty of the mummy of Alexander was still much admired even many generations after his death She refutes many slurs against Alexander both ancient and modern Renault also defends Alexander s friend Hephaistion pointing out that he corresponded with Aristotle and was successful in every mission and independent command he undertook The hardcover edition is illustrated as is the 1983 Penguin Books softcover edition Editions Edit1975 Pantheon Books New York City 1st American edition ISBN 978 0 394 49113 4 ISBN 978 0 394 73254 1 See also Edit1975 in literature Bagoas courtier Phobos mythology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Nature of Alexander amp oldid 1149454413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
