Anna Komnene and her times / Thalia Gouma-Peterson, editor.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York ; London : Garland Pub., 2000.
Description
xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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"One of most prominent Byzantine women writers of the European Middle Ages, the princess Anna Komnene perfected vernacular satire and romantic fiction: but she is most famous for the epic Alexiad, which marks a departure from the tradition of Byzantine historical writing." "This volume 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Preface / Thalia Gouma-Peterson
  • Introduction: Why Anna Komnene? / Angeliki Laiou
  • The Pen of the Aunt: Echoes of the Mid-Twelfth Century in the Alexiad / Paul Magdalino
  • Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Anna Komnene's Attempted Usurpation / Barbara Hill
  • The Pen and the Sword: Who Wrote the Alexiad? / Ruth Macrides
  • Women's Literature in Byzantium? - The Case of Anna Komnene / Diether R. Reinsch
  • Gender and Power: Passages to the Maternal in Anna Komnene's Alexiad / Thalia Gouma-Peterson
  • Anna Komnene, Learned Women and the Book in Byzantine Art / Jeffrey C. Anderson
  • Bohemond and the Rooster: Byzantines, Normans, and the Artful Ruse / Emily Albu
  • Why Is the Alexiad a Masterpiece of Byzantine Literature? / Jakov Ljubarskij.
ISBN
  • 0815336454 (alk. paper)
  • 0815338511 (alk. paper)
LCCN
00021202
OCLC
43296615
RCP
C - S
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