Anna Komnene and Her TimesThis significant critical anthology explores the life of Anna Komnene, the Byzantine context in which she wrote, and the impact of the Alexiad on her times and on subsequent historical works of literature. |
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Contents
Echoes of the MidTwelfth Century | 15 |
Anna Komnenes | 45 |
Who Wrote the Alexiad? | 63 |
Womens Literature in Byzantium?The Case of Anna Komnene | 83 |
Passages to the Maternal | 107 |
Anna Komnene Learned Women and the Book in Byzantine Art | 125 |
Byzantines Normans | 157 |
Contributors | 187 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Anna Komnene and Her Times Anna Komnene and Her Times, Thalia Gouma-Peterson Volume 29 of Garland medieval casebooks Garland reference library of the humanities, Garland medieval casebooks] Volume 29 of Garland reference library of the humanities: Garland medieval casebooks |
| Editor | Thalia Gouma-Peterson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0815336454, 9780815336457 |
| Length | 193 pages |
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