Alexander of Paris

1150–1190

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Alexander of Paris, also known as Alexander of Bernay, was a Norman poet of the 12th century who wrote Li romans d'Alexandre, one of the first poems written in French on the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. His work, composed in twelve-syllable lines, inspired subsequent texts that vernacularized Alexander the Great within Medieval Europe. He was born in Bernay, Eure, and died in 1190.

Born

1150