Alexiad of anna komnene, the: artistic strategy in the making of a myth
Auteur :
Buckley, Penelope
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108401944
Date de publication :
6 avr. 2017
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
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.