The Alexiad
$36.38
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2009
Summary
A revised edition of Anna Komnene’s Alexiad, to replace our existing 1969 edition. This is the first European narrative history written by a woman—an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor through the eyes and words of his daughter, which offers an unparalleled view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140455274 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140455272 |
| Author: | Anna Komnene, Peter Frankopan, E.R.A. Sewter |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Anna Komnene
Anna Komnene (1083-1156) was the eldest child of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She is best known as the author of The Alexiad - written between 1143-53, it is the first major history written by a woman.
Dr Peter Frankopan is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. He has just completed a major monograph for CUP about Byzantium in the 11th and 12th century based on the Alexiad.
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