À l’occasion de l’exposition Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth , qui se tiendra jusqu’au 19 février 2023 à la British Library, en partenariat avec l’Université de Durham, une journée d’étude, “Monsters of Alexander the Great’s Legends in World Cultures”, est organisée le 27 janvier 2023, 10-18 heures.

Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas interviendra sur le sujet suivant : “Alexander the Great and the monsters: a new Hercules? The French Romans d’Alexandre of the 12th and 13th centuries”, au sein de la session “Alexander’s Monsters in Medieval Europe” (14h30 – 16h).

Le programme est téléchargeable ici :

Pour plus d’informations, nous vous prions de consulter la page de l’événement : https://www.bl.uk/events/monsters-of-alexander-the-greats-legends-in-world-cultures

Illustration : “Alexandre rencontre la Blemmyae”, British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 80 r.

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During the British Library’s Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth exhibition, a one-day conference, “Monsters of Alexander the Great’s Legends in World Cultures”, co-organized with Durham University, will be held on January 27th, 2023 (10am-6pm).

Catherine Gaullier-Bougassas will talk about “Alexander the Great and the monsters: a new Hercules? The French Romans d’Alexandre of the 12th and 13th centuries”, in the panel “Alexander’s Monsters in Medieval Europe” (14:30pm – 16:00pm).

For more information, please go on the event page: https://www.bl.uk/events/monsters-of-alexander-the-greats-legends-in-world-cultures

Please find the conference schedule here :

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