Alexander the Great: Volume 1, NarrativeSir William Woodthorpe Tarn (1869 1957) was a British ancient historian who wrote numerous works on the Hellenistic world. Tarn's Alexander the Great, first published in two volumes during 1948, has become a classic text and its importance for subsequent Alexander studies can hardly be exaggerated. Based on a lifetime's work and elegantly and persuasively written, both volumes evoked immediate admiration and very soon sharp reaction. Volume I presents