Libro De Alexandre: a Stylistic Approach
This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 67-6377 THALMANN, Betty Cheney, 1927- EL LIBRO DE ALEXANDRE: A STYLISTIC APPROACH. The Ohio State University, Ph.D„ 1966 Language and Literature, modern University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan (c-j Copyright by Betty Cheney Thalmann 1967 EL LIBtiC DE ALEXANDRE: A STYLISTIC APPROACH DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University Betty Cheney Thalmann, B.A., M.A* * * * * * * * The Ohio State University 1966 Approved by Adviser Department of Romance Languages PREFACE The real study of the Id-bro de Alexandre begins at the point of acknowledgment of borrowed, elements* The anonymous poet is un original in the modern-day sense, but original in his presentation and means of expression. His subject deals with a composite figure of history and legend from both the classical and Oriental worlds. His immediate source is a twelfth-century Latin text, the Alexandre is of Gautier de Ghfitillon; many non-historical aspects come from the Old French poem, Le roman d'Alexandre; and some fantastic episodes correspond to those found in an Arabic version of the exemplar hero, Dulcamain. This study is primarily an investigation of the craftsmanship of the unknown poet of the Osuna (or 0) manuscript. This thirteenth- century manuscript and the later Paris manuscript of the fifteenth century were examined to determine which of the two was artistically superior; Professor Raymond S. Willis1 paleographic edition of 19 3h was used for the comparison,^ The preference for 0 is based on obser vations that, although both 0 and P show a refinement of style remark able at such an early date in Spanish literature, 0 consistently demon strates a greater sensitivity to sound for euphonic, structural, and suggestive purposes.
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