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Alexander the Great
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Cantor describes Alexander's ambiguous relationship with his father, Philip II of Macedon; his oedipal involvement with his mother, the Albanian princess Olympias; and his bisexuality. He traces Alexander's attempts to bridge the East and West, using Achilles, hero of the Trojan War, as his model.
Finally, Cantor explores Alexander's view of himself in relation to the pagan gods of Greece and Egypt. More than a biography, Cantor's Alexander the Great is a psychological rendering of a man of his time.
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- Peachie47
- 27-01-24
Fascinating
Changed the way I looked at Alexander’s career and triumphs
Great listen well worth it
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- mark andrews
- 13-03-23
Nice
Good stuff, although I fell asleep a few times and had to rewind. Although I was imagining Alexander as Colin farrell with blonde mullet because of that dodgy film by Oliver Stone! Did anyone else have that problem? In fact all the characters were from the film, which sort of made me feel. A bit weird as it was a bit crap that film. But I'm sure the real Alexander did jot have a blonde mullet and an Irish accent.
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- kyle
- 27-04-22
Great first read
great if you're new to Alexander's history, would recommend further reading as advised by Cantor.
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- Tatiana / @TCLinrow
- 06-03-24
Interesting but dry
The information itself was interesting and the way it was all put into the context of the time period was great, but the delivery was very dry (both the writing and performance)
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- michael
- 29-10-21
Alexander the man
learnt a lot, easy to listen to and well presented without too much 'opinion'. Good chapter headings meant I could follow the direction.
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- Alison
- 11-01-23
Alexander The Great
I loved this book. The drawing together of so many ancient sources builds the picture of an enigmatic man and brilliant commander. He lived so long ago and yet he comes to life in this book. You can picture him clearly in your mind’s eye. Sad the book is finished
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- mohammed khan
- 17-01-22
Very good
Well researched, very informative. Easy to listen, consists mainly of verified events. Avoids hypothesising on them.
A must for history buffs.
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- Samsung TV owner
- 31-12-22
Fast paced story behind the story
Not what you might expect, tells the story of Alexander in context and in a realistic way rather than hero worship. Informative and enjoyable, personally I found it a bit fast and had to go back and listen to bits, but that might just be me.
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- peter
- 21-08-23
Abysmal narration
In the first chapter the narrator changed speed pitch and tone at random points. Settling on what sounded suitable for a Disney portrayal of an epic story.
I couldn’t carry on, pleased I didn’t use a credit.
Woeful.
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- Bede
- 23-11-22
A Brief but complete history.
Ever wanted to know the full story of Alexander the Great?
Well here it is. Short, to the point but gripping enough to keep you interested.
Reader does a great job too.
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