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Anna Komnene: The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian - Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Neville, Leonora (John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History, John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Anna Komnene: The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian - Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture
Neville, Leonora (John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History, John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for writing history and plotting to become empress by murdering her brother. This book explains how Anna broke her culture's rules for women's behavior by writing history, her efforts to be acceptable, and how her writing nonetheless fired the story of her bloodthirsty ambition.
256 pages, 12 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190939892 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 235 × 158 × 13 mm · 439 g |
| Language | English |