The Alexiad Annotated

Author : Anna Komnene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798629525998

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The Alexiad by Anna Komnene (Annotated) by Anna Komnene Pdf

The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period.Procopius, the leading official historian of his time, lived during the testing and indulgent time of Emperor Justinian the Great and wrote the official records of the successful wars and the grand building projects of his ruler. These were words of aggrandisement. But covertly, Procopius kept a very different record: The Secret History, a vivid, salacious and detailed account of the outrageous behaviour of Justinian and his wife, Theodora, and the equally corrupt, licentious and cruel members of the court and administration of the time.This version of the book is annotated.

Author : Anna Comnena
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 177476072X

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The Alexiad (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) by Anna Comnena Pdf

Anna Komnene describes the political and military history of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I. The text documents the Crusades and the conflicting perceptions of East and West in the early 12th century.

Author : Anna Komnene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798630709387

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The Alexiad (Annotated) by Anna Komnene Pdf

This annotated edition is translated by Elizabeth A.S. Dawes. Anna's description of 11th century CE Byzantium, which covers not only major events but also many physical descriptions and other details such as protocols and clothing, has become an invaluable source for modern historians. Anna was likewise sharp that her work present an objective perspective of events, in spite of the fact that she herself admits the Alexiad is to some degree prejudiced, or possibly an incomplete biography of her father.

Author : Anna Komnene
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1069 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780141904542

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The Alexiad by Anna Komnene Pdf

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.

Author : Anna Comnena
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442936355

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The Alexiad by Anna Comnena Pdf

Author : Anna Comnena
Publisher : Royal Classics
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1772269948

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The Alexiad (100 Copy Collector's Edition) by Anna Comnena Pdf

In The Alexiad, Anna Komnene describes the political and military history of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I. The text is a reference on the Byzantium of the High Middle Ages, documenting the Crusades and highlighting the conflicting perceptions of East and West in the early 12th century.

Author : Thalia Gouma-Peterson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815336454

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Anna Komnene and Her Times by Thalia Gouma-Peterson Pdf

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ioulia Kolovou
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781526733023

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Anna Komnene and the Alexiad by Ioulia Kolovou Pdf

“Kolovou . . . rescues Anna from the talons of misogynist historians and places her where she belongs as an extraordinary, but very human, woman.” —Beating Tsundoku A woman of extraordinary education and intellect, Anna Komnene was the only Byzantine female historian and one of the first and foremost historians in medieval Europe. Yet few people know of her and her extraordinary story. Subsequent historians and scholars have skewed the picture of Anna as an intellectual princess and powerful author. She has been largely viewed as an angry, bitter old woman, who greedily wanted a throne that did not belong to her. After being exiled to a convent, she composed the Alexiad, the history of the First Crusade and the Byzantine Emperor, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118), her father. This book aims to present Anna Komnene—the fascinating woman, pioneer intellectual, and charismatic author—to the general public. Drawing on the latest academic research to reconstruct Anna’s life, personality and work, it moves away from the myth of Anna the conspirator and “power-hungry woman” which has been unfairly built around her over centuries of misrepresentation. It places Anna Komnene in the context of her own time: the ancient Greek colony and medieval Eastern Roman empire, known as Byzantium, with the magnificent city of Constantinople at its heart. At the forefront of an epic clash between East and West, this was a world renowned for its dazzling wealth, mystery and power games. This was a world with Anna Komnene directly at the center. “Well-written, well-researched, and an overall fascinating read . . . A brilliant addition to women’s history.” —Where There’s Ink There’s Paper

Author : A. Comnena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:281786264

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The Alexiad by A. Comnena Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : English imprints
ISBN : UCR:31210022123598

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Annotated Books Received by Anonim Pdf

Author : Linus Pierpont Brockett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Bogomiles
ISBN : CHI:12872038

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The Bogomils of Bulgaria and Bosnia; Or, The Early Protestants of the East by Linus Pierpont Brockett Pdf

Author : Anna Comnena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X000176322

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The Alexiad of the Princess Anna Comnena by Anna Comnena Pdf

Author : Marin Cerchez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1098241203

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Religion in the Alexiad by Marin Cerchez Pdf

This project calls into question the degree of religiosity in Byzantium. Traditionally it has been held that Byzantines were extremely religious and deeply concerned with Orthodoxy. "Byzantine Orthodoxy" has been regarded by non-Orthodox observers as exceptional and exotic, and by Orthodox adherents as immutable and eternal. Both perspectives have inhibited the understanding of Medieval Roman (Byzantine) religion. This project argues against the use of Orthodoxy as a universal framework of analysis of Byzantine religion. My project is a case study analysis of the Alexiad of Anna Komnene, a principal source of information for eleventh and twelfth century Byzantium. Its objective is to analyze the appearance and use of religious ideas, images, and rhetoric by Anna Komnene in the Alexiad, and to determine their cultural logic both in Anna's text and in the Byzantine society of the twelfth century. The introduction surveys existing research and explains my methodology. Chapter One analyzes the image of the Mother of God in the Alexiad. The use of religious imagery of the Mother of God, nun and Pulcheria aims at rendering harmless all gender-related criticism directed against Alexios and his mother, Anna Dalassene. Chapter Two studies the image of Christ in the Alexiad. I start with the standard paradigm of Christ Pantokrator (Ruler of All) and discover a new form of Christ Suffering. This image helped Anna to counter criticisms directed against military and political failures of her father. Chapter Three focuses on the image of David. The dominant view in scholarship has been that the image of David was of paramount importance for Byzantine emperors. Instead Anna focuses on human agency and the image of Divine Providence. Chapter Four examines the image of the Thirteenth Apostle in the Alexiad. The analysis of the composition of the narrative shows that Anna used the description of heresies and Alexios as a missionary to present him as a spiritual victor and a great emperor. The conclusion surveys the results of my literary analysis of the Alexiad and draws conclusions about their cultural logic in Byzantine religion and religious culture in the twelfth century

Author : Anne Echols,Marty Williams
Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X002231108

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An Annotated Index of Medieval Women by Anne Echols,Marty Williams Pdf

A bibliography of over 1500 women who lived between 800 and 1500 AD, listed alphabetically. There are details on their nationalities and brief summaries of available biographical references. The biographical category index allows the reader to find women by trade and profession.

Author : Penelope Buckley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107037229

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The Alexiad of Anna Komnene by Penelope Buckley Pdf

A critical appraisal of the literary art of a great Byzantine text by the first woman historian, Anna Komnene.