Reseña a “Libro de Alexandre”, ed. de Juan Casas Rigall, Galaxia Gutemberg, col. Biblioteca Clásica de la RAE, 2, 2014

Abstract

The text is a review of the edition of the Libro de Alexandre made by Juan Casas Rigall, a great scholar of this culminating work of medieval poetry in the Hispanic sphere. It is an updated edition with respect to the previous one by the same author, with more bibliography, research and informative appendices that enrich the reading of this classic. The introduction is very concise and perfect for presenting the work and some of its most important points, such as its authorship, its transmission and its translation into Spanish. The edition of the extensive poem, commented and contrasted, demonstrates the work of researching the original texts and clarifying the narration. After the edition there is a section of "Studies and Annexes", for more specialized readers and with philological and research data that go around the work, its content and its history.