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The Alexiad (Penguin Classics) Book

Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.Read More

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  • Foyles

    Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one of the most popular and revealing primary sources in the vast canon of medieval literature. Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of the imperial couple, reveals the inner workings of the court, profiles its many extraordinary personages, and offers a firsthand account of immensely significant events such as the First Crusade, as well as its impact on the relationship between eastern and western Christianity. A celebrated triumph of Byzantine letters, this is an unparalleled view of Constantinople and the medieval world.This Penguin Classics edition is based on E. R. A. Sewter's renowned translation, revised by Peter Frankopan. It also includes an introduction, notes and other critical apparatus by Frankopan.

  • TheBookPeople

    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.

  • Blackwell

    Anna Komnene (1083-1153) wrote The Alexiad as an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I. It is an important source of information on the Byzantine war with the Normans, and on the First Crusade in which Alexios...

  • BookDepository

    The Alexiad : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140455274 : 0140455272 : 29 Sep 2009 : Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

  • Pickabook

    Anna Komnene, E.R.A. Sewter (Trans), Peter Frankopan

  • 0140455272
  • 9780140455274
  • Anna Komnene
  • 6 August 2009
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
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