Nicholas J. Saunders
Auteur de L'âme des animaux
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Nicholas J. Saunders is a leading authority on ancient America
Œuvres de Nicholas J. Saunders
The Poppy: A Cultural History from Ancient Egypt to Flanders Fields to Afghanistan (2013) 29 exemplaires
The Peoples of the Caribbean: An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture (2005) 12 exemplaires
Recent Studies in Pre-Columbian Archaeology (British Archaeological Reports (BAR)) (1988) 1 exemplaire
Perang Dunia I Kisah Yang Terlewatkan 1 exemplaire
Living Wisdon; Animal Spirits Saunders Nicholas J 1 exemplaire
Living Wisdom: Animal Spirits 1 exemplaire
Alejandro Magno 1 exemplaire
Trench art: materialities and memories of war 1 exemplaire
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- Nom canonique
- Saunders, Nicholas J.
- Date de naissance
- 1953-01-10
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- University of Southampton (Ph.D|1991)
University of Cambridge (M.Phil|1981)
University of Sheffield (BA|1979) - Professions
- archaeologist
anthropologist
professor - Organisations
- University of Bristol
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 37
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 730
- Popularité
- #34,783
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 97
- Langues
- 7
While it is true that there are not a lot of sources, reliable or not, the book was presented too much as a factual study, when it was no more than biased conjecture. I say biased, because everyone is, Saunders seems to have no ax to grind, but I am quite sure he cherry-picked what to use and what to ignore. He seems to rely much too heavily on the Alexander Romances, which most scholars discredit.
When even the iffy sources fall silent about Alex and his tomb, Saunders makes things up. There is a fine line between interpretation and manufacturing whole-cloth. While conjecture is interesting, it doesn't work when there isn't anything solid to connect it to.
Some of the better chapters are those that cover the excavations and interpretations of others, and the look at Alex in the modern world regarding Macedonia, Greece, and the old Yugoslavian province which wants to be formally known as Macedonia. He also looks at how various countries, cultures, and religions have adopted Alex and used his glory to boost their own.
I almost think he wanted to write a factual book about excavations and then found there wasn't enough material and switched to the mythic look at Alex and his impact on those who have come since him.
I really thought the book needed much better maps, since so much of his rambling is about the position of the walls, the palace district and the tomb in Alexandria. I would also have liked to see some pictures of Philip II's tomb in Vergina, especially since some tried to claim it was really Alex and not Philip who was buried there. Same with the Venice installation.… (plus d'informations)