Anna Komnene: The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian

by Leonora Neville

Book Overview

Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First Crusade. Anna Komnene: the Life and Work of a Medieval Historian investigates the relationship between Anna's self-presentation in the Alexiad and the story of her bloodthirsty ambition. It begins by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190939893
• ISBN13: 9780190939892
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"