Alexiad of anna komnene, the: artistic strategy in the making of a myth
Auteur :
Buckley, Penelope
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107037229
Date de publication :
27 mars 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,7 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
600 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Anna Komnene's history of her father, the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, is an enormously important twelfth-century Byzantine text. This is the first full-length critical study of the literary art by which he is brought intensely alive to personify Byzantine traditions, culture and destiny.