Description
| Product ID: | 9780140455274 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Alexiad |
| Authors: | Author: Anna Komnene, E. R. A. Sewter, Peter Frankopan |
| Page Count: | 624 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Byzantine Empire |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Written between 1143 and 1153 by the daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, The Alexiad is one of the most popular and revealing primary sources in the vast canon of medieval literature. Princess Anna Komnene, eldest child of the imperial couple, reveals the inner workings of the court, profiles its many extraordinary personages, and offers a firsthand account of immensely significant events such as the First Crusade, as well as its impact on the relationship between eastern and western Christianity. A celebrated triumph of Byzantine letters, this is an unparalleled view of Constantinople and the medieval world. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-08-06 |