The Undoing Of Aristotle

June, 1959

A new telling of a tale from the 14th Century German collection, GesammtabenteuerWhen Alexander the great was not yet great, his father, the king of Macedon, engaged the venerable and wise philosopher, Aristotle, to be his tutor. A separate dwelling was erected in the palace garden so that the teacher might be completely alone with his pupil. And soon it was known in many lands that there had never been a youth as wise as Alexander.Now it happened that the queen had in her retinue a maiden with...