Description: Further DetailsTitle: The AlexiadCondition: NewEAN: 9780140455274ISBN: 9780140455274Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/06/2009Language: EnglishItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 426gAuthor: Anna KomneneISBN-10: 0140455272Description: 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.This Penguin Classics edition is based on E. R. A. Sewter's renowned translation, revised by Peter Frankopan. It also includes an introduction, notes and other critical apparatus by Frankopan.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBTranslator: E. R. A. SewterContributor: E. R. A. Sewter (Translated by), Peter Frankopan (Edited by)Genre: HistoryRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Alexiad
Title: The Alexiad
EAN: 9780140455274
ISBN: 9780140455274
Release Date: 08/06/2009
Release Year: 2009
ISBN-10: 0140455272
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Translator: E. R. A. Sewter
Contributor: Peter Frankopan (Edited by)
Original Language: Greek, Ancient (To 1453)
Book Title: Alexiad
Number of Pages: 624 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Ancient & Classical, Historical, Byzantine Empire, Europe / Medieval
Features: Revised
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Author: Anna Komnene
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
