Alexander the Great (The Norton library) Summary and Reviews

Alexander the Great (The Norton library)
by Ulrich Wilcken

Alexander the Great (The Norton library)
List Price: $24.95
Our Price: $13.18
You Save: $11.77 (47%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.57 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Ulrich Wilcken
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1967-11-01
ISBN: 0393003817
Number of pages: 404
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Book Reviews of Alexander the Great (The Norton library)

Book Review: A good general introduction to Alexander.
Summary: 4 Stars

I have read a number of books on Alexander the Great and finally decided to read Wilcken's biography on Alexander since it is cited in so many other works. While the book covers all the high points and is generally favorable in its treatment and view of Alexander, it fails to give any real detail about the man, his life or his military exploits. If you know little of Alexander you will find the highpoints here. If you are looking for something new, the only information that I had not seen before was the author's speculation about Alexander's future plans; and the author's discussion of the legacy of Alexander. There is an interesting discussion in the introduction about earlier Alexander biographies.

Biographies & Memoirs Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Alexander the Great - The Colossus of Greece
Alexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer ImageAlexander's Tomb: The Two-Thousand Year Obsession to Find the Lost Conquerer
by Nicholas J. Saunders
Basic Books; Published: 2006-07-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $2.73
Price in other shops: $26.00
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great ImageIn the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Release date: 2004-10-26; DVD
Best price: $536.99
The Confessions of Alexander the Great: 33 Lessons in Greatness ImageThe Confessions of Alexander the Great: 33 Lessons in Greatness
by Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
Granicus Publishing; Published: 2004-11-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.50
Price in other shops: $9.95
Alexander the Great in Fact and Fiction ImageAlexander the Great in Fact and Fiction
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2002-07-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.00
Price in other shops: $60.00
Alexander the Great (The Norton library) ImageAlexander the Great (The Norton library)
by Ulrich Wilcken
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.; Published: 1967-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.49
Price in other shops: $24.95
Alexander ImageVangelis - Alexander
Release date: 2004-11-09; Music CD
Best price: $4.67
Price in other shops: $13.98
Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics (Hellenistic Culture and Society) ImageFaces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
by Andrew Stewart
University of California Press; Published: 1994-01-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $100.00
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (Hellenistic Culture and Society) ImageAlexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
by Frank L. Holt
University of California Press; Published: 2003-11-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.37
Price in other shops: $35.00
Alexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies (Vol 2) ImageAlexander the Great: Volume 2, Sources and Studies (Vol 2)
by W. W. Tarn
Cambridge University Press; Published: 2003-12-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $45.92
Price in other shops: $58.00
The Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics) ImageThe Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics)
by Richard Stoneman
Penguin Classics; Published: 1991-11-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.25
Price in other shops: $14.00
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Arrian: Anabasis of Alexander, Books 5-7. Indica. (Loeb Classical Library No. 269) ImageArrian: Anabasis of Alexander, Books 5-7. Indica. (Loeb Classical Library No. 269)
by Arrian
Loeb Classical Library; Published: 1983-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $19.20
Price in other shops: $24.00
Alexander the Great ImageAlexander the Great
by Robin Lane Fox
Penguin Books Ltd; Published: 2004-11-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.52
Price in other shops: $18.12
Daily Life in Ancient Rome: The People and the City at the Height of the Empire ImageDaily Life in Ancient Rome: The People and the City at the Height of the Empire
by Jerome Carcopino
Yale University Press; Published: 2003-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.93
Price in other shops: $18.00
The Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics) ImageThe Greek Alexander Romance (Penguin Classics)
by Richard Stoneman
Penguin Classics; Published: 1991-11-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.28
Price in other shops: $14.00
Conquest and Empire: The Reign of Alexander the Great (Canto) ImageConquest and Empire: The Reign of Alexander the Great (Canto)
by A. B. Bosworth
Cambridge University Press; Published: 1993-03-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.77
Price in other shops: $20.99
Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History ImageAncient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History
by Sarah B. Pomeroy, Stanley M. Burstein, Walter Donlan, Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2007-08-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $30.00
Price in other shops: $55.95
The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives ImageThe Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert
Penguin Classics; Published: 1960-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops: $15.00
The Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics) ImageThe Campaigns of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
by Arrian
Penguin Classics; Published: 1976-10-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.53
Price in other shops: $16.00
The History of Alexander (Penguin Classics) ImageThe History of Alexander (Penguin Classics)
by Quintus Curtius Rufus
Penguin Classics; Published: 1984-11-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.00
Price in other shops: $16.00
History of the Roman World: 753 to 146 BC ImageHistory of the Roman World: 753 to 146 BC
by H. H. Scullard
Routledge; Published: 2002-12-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $33.35
Price in other shops: $43.95