Anna Komnene and Her Times

ISBN-13: 9780815336457 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 220 str.

Thalia Gouma-Peterson

Opis

The most prominent Byzantine historian of the European Middle Ages, the princess Anne Komnene is most famous for the epic Alexiad, which marks a departure from the tradition of Byzantine history writing. It provides a vivid account of the state and society of Byzantium and the many clashes with the West during the period of the First Crusade (1081-1118). This critical anthology explores the life of Anne Komnene, the Byzantine context in which she wrote, and the impact of the Alexiad on her times and on subsequent historical works of literature.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction: Why Anna Komnene?, Angeliki Laiou; Chapter 1 The Pen of the Aunt: Echoes of the Mid-Twelfth Century in the Alexiad, Paul Magdalino; Chapter 2 Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Anna Komnene’s Attempted Usurpation, Barbara Hill; Chapter 3 The Pen and the Sword: Who Wrote the Alexiad?, Ruth Macrides; Chapter 4 Women’s Literature in Byzantium?—The Case of Anna Komnene, Diether R. Reinsch, Thomas Dunlap; Chapter 5 Gender and Power: Passages to the Maternal in Anna Komnene’s Alexiad, Thalia Gouma-Peterson; Chapter 6 Anna Komnene, Learned Women, and the Book in Byzantine Art, Jeffrey C. Anderson; Chapter 7 Bohemond and the Rooster: Byzantines, Normans, and the Artful Ruse, Emily Albu; Chapter 8 Why Is the Alexiad a Masterpiece of Byzantine Literature?, Jakov Ljubarskij;

O autorze

Thalia Gouma-Peterson , is Professor of Art Histroy and Museum Director at the College of Wooster