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Structure and features of Anna Komnene's Alexiad : emergence of a personal history /

The 'Alexiad', written in the twelfth century by a Byzantine princess, Anna Komnene, tells the story of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, offering accounts of its political and military history, including its involvement with the First Crusade. This book introduces new m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vilimonović, Larisa Orlov (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]
Colección:Central European medieval studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Techne historike
  • Image of the ideal ruler
  • Anna Komnene's Periautologia
  • The pain of Niobe and cry of Electra
  • Doukai: construction of an alternative political discourse
  • Komnenian Philia