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SUMMARY:Alexander to Iskandar
DESCRIPTION:This talk will trace the story of Alexander from the ancie
 nt Greek novel\, the Alexander Romance\, to its Persian and Turkish ad
 aptations.  A variety of Islamic literary texts\, namely the 11th cent
 ury Persian Shahnama of Firdawsi\, the 12th century Iskandarnama of Ni
 zami\, and the 14th century Turkish Iskendername of Ahmedi\, will be d
 iscussed. Both famous and rarely-known paintings from Islamic manuscri
 pts dating from the 14th to the 17th centuries in various collections\
 , including the Brooklyn Museum\, will be featured. This visual journe
 y will touch upon Alexander’s shift from a military hero/invader to 
 a wise ruler and how the image of Alexander adapted to changing politi
 cal contexts from the Ilkhanid Tabriz in Iran to Ottoman Amasya in Tur
 key. Even if the historical Alexander couldn’t conquer the entire wo
 rld\, Islamic traditions certainly imagined him as doing so in their d
 evelopment of his legendary persona.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
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