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The Alexiad, written in the twelfth century by a Byzantine princess, Anna Komnene, tells the story of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of her father, offering accounts of its political and military history, including its involvement with the First Crusade. This book introduces new methods of research for studying the Alexiad, aiming primarily at analyzing Anna Komnene's literary expression. The book's approach focuses mainly on the author, the subject, the structure and the inner stylistic features, as well as the genre itself. The result is a substantially new outlook on the main Byzantine historiographical work of the twelfth century.
Historians --- Historiographers --- Scholars --- Comnena, Anna, --- Criticism, Textual. --- Byzantine Empire --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Historiography. --- Anne Comnena --- Anna Comnena --- Anna Comnena, --- Anna Komnena, --- Anne Comnène --- Comnena, Anna --- Komnene, Anne --- Anne Komnene --- Comnène, Anne, --- Komnena, Anna, --- Komnēnē, Anna, --- Komnina Anna,
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This is the first full-scale study of the literary art of Anna Komnene's Alexiad. Her history of her father's reign is well-known and much used by Byzantinists and historians of the First Crusade, but the art with which it shapes its central character has not been fully examined or understood. This book argues that the work is both history and tragedy; the characterization of Alexios I Komnenos is cumulative; it develops; the models for his idealization change; much of the action takes place in his mind and the narrative relays and amplifies his thought while building a dense picture of the world in which he acts. Engaging critically and responsively with other texts, Komnene uses the full range of current literary genres to portray the ideal culture of his rule. She matches her art of literary control to his of government over the adverse forces of his time.
Emperors --- Czars (Emperors) --- Rulers --- Sovereigns --- Tsars --- Tzars --- Kings and rulers --- History and criticism. --- Comnena, Anna, --- Alexius |b I Comnenus, --- Anna Comnena --- Anna Comnena, --- Anna Komnena, --- Anne Comnène --- Comnena, Anna --- Komnene, Anne --- Anne Komnene --- Comnène, Anne, --- Komnena, Anna, --- Komnēnē, Anna, --- Komnina Anna, --- Criticism, Textual. --- Literary art. --- In literature. --- Byzantine Empire --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Biography --- Alexius --- Alexios --- Comnenus, Alexius, --- Komnēnos, Alexios, --- Kumnīn, Aliksiyūs, --- Alexis --- Comnène, Alexis, --- Komnin, Alekseĭ,
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