TY - JOUR
T1 - Special section on Alexander the Great - Not great man history
T2 - Reconceptualizing a course on Alexander the Great
AU - Flower, Michael A.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A course dedicated to the figure of Alexander is the most traditional type of history. But must such a course necessarily be "great man history" - that is, the kind of old-fashioned history that focuses on the thoughts, feelings, motives, and intentions of a single individual who "makes" history? This paper will suggest ways in which one can teach a course on Alexander that also looks at broader issues, such as ethnicity, ideology, the economic, political, and social impact of the conquest on the peoples of Greece and Asia, and the literary analysis (as opposed to source criticism) of our extant authorities.
AB - A course dedicated to the figure of Alexander is the most traditional type of history. But must such a course necessarily be "great man history" - that is, the kind of old-fashioned history that focuses on the thoughts, feelings, motives, and intentions of a single individual who "makes" history? This paper will suggest ways in which one can teach a course on Alexander that also looks at broader issues, such as ethnicity, ideology, the economic, political, and social impact of the conquest on the peoples of Greece and Asia, and the literary analysis (as opposed to source criticism) of our extant authorities.
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U2 - 10.1353/clw.2007.0056
DO - 10.1353/clw.2007.0056
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:60949901399
SN - 0009-8418
VL - 100
SP - 417
EP - 423
JO - Classical World
JF - Classical World
IS - 4
ER -