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The Alexiad

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Description for The Alexiad Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Frankopan, Peter. Translator(s): Sewter, E.R.A. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 424. Three volumes bound in gilt decorated green buckram housed in a slipcase.
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.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140455274
SKU
9780140455274
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About 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 ... Read more

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