The Persian Boy (book) - Revision history

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	'''''The Persian Boy''''' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persian_Boy The Persian Boy (Wikipedia)]</ref> ISBN 0-582-10542-0 (UK), ISBN 0-394-48191-7 (US) is a 1972 novel written by Mary Renault, based on historical figures but with a fictionalized narrative by [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]], a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III, who makes him his favorite. Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the Persian Empire. Bagoas' narration provides both a Persian view of the conquest and an intimate look at the personality of the conqueror. In Renault's view, Alexander's love for Bagoas influenced his desire to unite the [[:Category:Greece\|Greek]] and Persian peoples. Renault also posits the notion that Alexander's relentless drive to conquer the world stemmed in part from his troubled relationship with his domineering mother, and his desire to "escape" from her influence by leading his army ever eastward.		'''''The Persian Boy''''' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persian_Boy The Persian Boy (Wikipedia)]</ref> ISBN 0-582-10542-0 (UK), ISBN 0-394-48191-7 (US) is a 1972 novel written by Mary Renault, based on historical figures but with a fictionalized narrative by [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]], a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III, who makes him his favorite. Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the [[Persian Empire]]. Bagoas' narration provides both a Persian view of the conquest and an intimate look at the personality of the conqueror. In Renault's view, Alexander's love for Bagoas influenced his desire to unite the [[:Category:Greece\|Greek]] and Persian peoples. Renault also posits the notion that Alexander's relentless drive to conquer the world stemmed in part from his troubled relationship with his domineering mother, and his desire to "escape" from her influence by leading his army ever eastward.

	==Plot introduction==		==Plot introduction==

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	*Read ''The Persian Boy'' by Mary Renault online		*Read ''The Persian Boy'' by Mary Renault online
	:http://www.keepandshare.com/doc18/8542/the-persian-boy-by-mary-renault-pdf-1-6-meg?da=y		:http://www.keepandshare.com/doc18/8542/the-persian-boy-by-mary-renault-pdf-1-6-meg?da=y
			*Slightly different format of the same book:
			:http://www.keepandshare.com/doc18/8544/the-persian-boy-mary-renault-greece-7-pdf-1-3-meg?da=y

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			==External links==
			*Read ''The Persian Boy'' by Mary Renault online
			:http://www.keepandshare.com/doc18/8542/the-persian-boy-by-mary-renault-pdf-1-6-meg?da=y

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	*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Persian-Boy-Mary-Renault/dp/0394751019 The Persian Boy (Amazon.com)]		*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Persian-Boy-Mary-Renault/dp/0394751019 The Persian Boy (Amazon.com)]

	~~[[Category:Encyclopedia\|Persian Boy, The]]~~
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User4: All the dialogue is fictionalized, though the actual personages did exist.

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All the dialogue is fictionalized, though the actual personages did exist.

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	'''''The Persian Boy''''' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persian_Boy The Persian Boy (Wikipedia)]</ref> ISBN 0-582-10542-0 (UK), ISBN 0-394-48191-7 (US) is a 1972 ~~historical~~ novel written by Mary Renault ~~and narrated~~ by [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]], a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III, who makes him his favorite. Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the Persian Empire. Bagoas' narration provides both a Persian view of the conquest and an intimate look at the personality of the conqueror. In Renault's view, Alexander's love for Bagoas influenced his desire to unite the [[:Category:Greece\|Greek]] and Persian peoples. Renault also posits the notion that Alexander's relentless drive to conquer the world stemmed in part from his troubled relationship with his domineering mother, and his desire to "escape" from her influence by leading his army ever eastward.		'''''The Persian Boy''''' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persian_Boy The Persian Boy (Wikipedia)]</ref> ISBN 0-582-10542-0 (UK), ISBN 0-394-48191-7 (US) is a 1972 novel written by Mary Renault, based on historical figures but with a fictionalized narrative by [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]], a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III, who makes him his favorite. Eventually he becomes the lover and most faithful servant of Alexander the Great, who overthrew Darius and captured the Persian Empire. Bagoas' narration provides both a Persian view of the conquest and an intimate look at the personality of the conqueror. In Renault's view, Alexander's love for Bagoas influenced his desire to unite the [[:Category:Greece\|Greek]] and Persian peoples. Renault also posits the notion that Alexander's relentless drive to conquer the world stemmed in part from his troubled relationship with his domineering mother, and his desire to "escape" from her influence by leading his army ever eastward.

	==Plot introduction==		==Plot introduction==

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	*''The Mask of Apollo'' (1966) — an actor at the time of Plato and Dionysius the Younger (brief appearance by Alexander near the end of the book)		*''The Mask of Apollo'' (1966) — an actor at the time of Plato and Dionysius the Younger (brief appearance by Alexander near the end of the book)
	*''Fire from Heaven'' (1969) — Alexander the Great from the age of four up to his father's death		*''Fire from Heaven'' (1969) — Alexander the Great from the age of four up to his father's death
	*''[[The Persian Boy]]'' (1972) — from [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]]'s perspective; [[Alexander the Great]] after the conquest of Persia		*''[[The Persian Boy (Book)\|The Persian Boy]]'' (1972) — from [[Bagoas (courtier)\|Bagoas]]'s perspective; [[Alexander the Great]] after the conquest of Persia
	*''The Praise Singer'' (1978) — the poet Simonides of Ceos		*''The Praise Singer'' (1978) — the poet Simonides of Ceos
	*''Funeral Games'' (1981) — Alexander's successors		*''Funeral Games'' (1981) — Alexander's successors