# Alexander of Paris

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French poet

Alexander of Paris Born Bernay, Eure Pen name Alexander of Bernay Occupation Poet Language French Nationality Norman Period 12th century Subject Alexander the Great Notable works Li romans d'Alexandre

**Alexander of Paris**, also known as **Alexander of Bernay**, was a [Norman](/source/Normans) [poet](/source/Poet) of the 12th century, who wrote *[Li romans d'Alexandre](/source/Li_romans_d'Alexandre)*, one of the first poems written in [French](/source/French_language) on the mythical exploits of [Alexander the Great](/source/Alexander_the_Great). It was composed in twelve-syllable lines, named [alexandrines](/source/French_alexandrine) after this work (or possible after him). His work is notable for its portrayal of Alexander the Great as not merely a divine figure, and it inspired a series of subsequent texts that served to vernacularize Alexander the Great within the context of Medieval Europe.[1] He was born in [Bernay, Eure](/source/Bernay%2C_Eure).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** King's College London: [*Medieval Francophone Literary Culture Outside France*](https://medievalfrancophone.ac.uk/textual-traditions-and-segments/alexandre/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Gert Pinkernell: [*Merkblätter zur Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft (Französisch), Wuppertal 2002*](http://www.gert-pinkernell.de/romanistikstudium/einfuehr.htm).

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