The Alexiad

by Anna Komnene, E. R. A. Sewter (Translator)

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9780141904542
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	08/06/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	624
Sales rank:	813,889
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

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 for CUP about Byzantium in the 11th and 12th century based on the Alexiad.

Table of Contents

The Alexiad Acknowledgements
Introduction
Further Reading
Note on Translation and Transliteration
Maps
| The Alexiad
| Byzantine Rulers
Family Trees
Notes
Glossary
Index