The book description states that this is book “entertaining and engaging style that opens the subject to both scholars and the casual reader of history looking to learn more about the Macedonian king.” Not so very much I’d say. While it is very well written, I would not say that this literate and erudite work is for the casual reader of history. It is pretty dense, not as bad as some I’ve read certainly, but also not easily accessible.
The research that went into this book is both exhausting and deep. The author examines the various theories, stories and legends that make up the “history” of Alexander the Great. While he died at only thirty-three years of age, his reputation and history generated hundreds of thousands of pages of “research.” (I put that in quotes because some of the research was not exactly scientific or accurate.) And the cover of the book is absolutely gorgeous.
I want to thank Netgalley and Troubador Publishing Limited/Matador for forwarding to me a copy of this fine work of scholarship to me to read.
Really interesting book. Scholarly, but not written exclusively for scholars.
I thoroughly enjoyed it. A good resource for both historians and the average layperson, with an interest for history.