Anna Komnene
The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
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.
Specificaties
ISBN/EAN | 9780190939892 |
Auteur | Leonora (John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Professor of Byzantine History Neville |
Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Taal | Engels |
Uitvoering | Paperback / gebrocheerd |
Pagina's | 256 |
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