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• catalog abstract "Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy differs from other biographies of Alexander in its assessment of the role of alcohol in his life. John Maxwell O'Brien uses the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of the destructive effects of alcohol on Alexander's psyche. Alexander himself ascribed most of his severe setbacks to the god Dionysus. This deity serves as an agent through whom a cluster of ambivalent considerations is explored: the heroic and the Dionysiac, the rational and the irrational, male and female, sanity and madness. Alexander's story unfolds as a tragedy in the Aristotelian sense of the word. Alexander is treated from birth to death as a total personality. His culture, his gods, his parents, his aspirations, his exploits, his fears, his insecurities, his sexuality, his drinking and the psychology of alcoholism are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book utilizes recent discoveries in archaeology and incorporates new interpretations from anthropology, psychology, mythology, philosophy and literature. The historical context provides a structure for these diverse insights. Key passages in the narrative are illuminated by telling quotations from Homer and Euripides which draw the reader into the thought processes of Greek antiquity. This study of the ancient world's most famous and successful conqueror takes into account the latest scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive bibliography. The controversial approach and the book's focus are likely to cause wide comment and attract considerable attention among general readers as well as scholars.".
• catalog contributor b3814990.
• catalog coverage "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.".
• catalog coverage "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog created "1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
• catalog description "1. The coming of age in Macedonia. Dionysus in the Royal Tombs. Macedonian drinking. Philip and Alexander. Olympias and Alexander. The Dionysiac cult in Macedonia. Olympias, Philip, and Alexander. The Gardens of Midas (343-340 BC). Heroic models. Regent (340 BC). The battle of Chaeronea (338 BC). Athens (338 BC). The wedding of Philip II and Cleopatra (337 BC). The Pixodarus affair (336 BC). The assassination of Philip II (336 BC) -- 2. A Homeric king. The accession (336 BC). Alexander in Greece (336 BC). Northern campaigns (335 BC). The destruction of Thebes (335 BC). Dium (335 BC). Alexander's sexuality. Alexander at the Hellespont (334 BC). The battle of the Granicus River (334 BC). Asia Minor (334 BC). The Gordian knot (333 BC). The battle of Issus (333 BC). Phoenicia (333-332 BC). The siege of Tyre (332 BC). Egypt (332 BC). Alexandria (331 BC). The journey to Siwah (331 BC). The battle of Gaugamela (331 BC). Babylon and Susa (331 BC) -- 3. The metamorphosis. The signs of change. The burning of Persepolis (330 BC). Orientalization. The Philotas affair (330 BC). The death of Cleitus (328 BC). Proskynesis. Callisthenes. The pages' conspiracy (327 BC). Nysa and Aornus (327 BC) -- 4. The ambivalent victor. Into "India" (326 BC). The battle of the Hydaspes (Jhelum) River (326 BC). "Mutiny" at the Hyphasis (Beas) River (326 BC). Ocean (325 BC). The Gedrosian Desert (325 BC). Carmania (325-324 BC). Persis (324 BC). Cyrus' tomb (324 BC). Susa (324 BC). Deification (324 BC). The Opis "mutiny" (324 BC). The death of Hephaestion (324 BC) -- 5. Death in Babylon. The last plans (323 BC). The death of Alexander (323 BC) -- Appendix A: The Royal Tombs -- Appendix B: Attributes of wine in Alexander the Great's readings.".
• catalog description "Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy differs from other biographies of Alexander in its assessment of the role of alcohol in his life. John Maxwell O'Brien uses the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of the destructive effects of alcohol on Alexander's psyche. Alexander himself ascribed most of his severe setbacks to the god Dionysus. This deity serves as an agent through whom a cluster of ambivalent considerations is explored: the heroic and the Dionysiac, the rational and the irrational, male and female, sanity and madness. Alexander's story unfolds as a tragedy in the Aristotelian sense of the word. Alexander is treated from birth to death as a total personality. His culture, his gods, his parents, his aspirations, his exploits, his fears, his insecurities, his sexuality, his drinking and the psychology of alcoholism are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book utilizes recent discoveries in archaeology and incorporates new interpretations from anthropology, psychology, mythology, philosophy and literature. The historical context provides a structure for these diverse insights. Key passages in the narrative are illuminated by telling quotations from Homer and Euripides which draw the reader into the thought processes of Greek antiquity. This study of the ancient world's most famous and successful conqueror takes into account the latest scholarship in the field and includes a comprehensive bibliography. The controversial approach and the book's focus are likely to cause wide comment and attract considerable attention among general readers as well as scholars.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-322) and index.".
• catalog extent "xx, 336 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0415072549".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
• catalog spatial "Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.".
• catalog spatial "Greece Kings and rulers Biography.".
• catalog spatial "Greece".
• catalog subject "938/.07/092 B 20".
• catalog subject "Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C Alcohol use.".
• catalog subject "DF234 .O27 1992".
• catalog subject "Generals Greece Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The coming of age in Macedonia. Dionysus in the Royal Tombs. Macedonian drinking. Philip and Alexander. Olympias and Alexander. The Dionysiac cult in Macedonia. Olympias, Philip, and Alexander. The Gardens of Midas (343-340 BC). Heroic models. Regent (340 BC). The battle of Chaeronea (338 BC). Athens (338 BC). The wedding of Philip II and Cleopatra (337 BC). The Pixodarus affair (336 BC). The assassination of Philip II (336 BC) -- 2. A Homeric king. The accession (336 BC). Alexander in Greece (336 BC). Northern campaigns (335 BC). The destruction of Thebes (335 BC). Dium (335 BC). Alexander's sexuality. Alexander at the Hellespont (334 BC). The battle of the Granicus River (334 BC). Asia Minor (334 BC). The Gordian knot (333 BC). The battle of Issus (333 BC). Phoenicia (333-332 BC). The siege of Tyre (332 BC). Egypt (332 BC). Alexandria (331 BC). The journey to Siwah (331 BC). The battle of Gaugamela (331 BC). Babylon and Susa (331 BC) -- 3. The metamorphosis. The signs of change. The burning of Persepolis (330 BC). Orientalization. The Philotas affair (330 BC). The death of Cleitus (328 BC). Proskynesis. Callisthenes. The pages' conspiracy (327 BC). Nysa and Aornus (327 BC) -- 4. The ambivalent victor. Into "India" (326 BC). The battle of the Hydaspes (Jhelum) River (326 BC). "Mutiny" at the Hyphasis (Beas) River (326 BC). Ocean (325 BC). The Gedrosian Desert (325 BC). Carmania (325-324 BC). Persis (324 BC). Cyrus' tomb (324 BC). Susa (324 BC). Deification (324 BC). The Opis "mutiny" (324 BC). The death of Hephaestion (324 BC) -- 5. Death in Babylon. The last plans (323 BC). The death of Alexander (323 BC) -- Appendix A: The Royal Tombs -- Appendix B: Attributes of wine in Alexander the Great's readings.".
• catalog title "Alexander the Great : the invisible enemy : a biography / John Maxwell O'Brien.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".