Book description
A revised edition of Anna Komnene's
Alexiad
, to replace our existing 1969 edition. This is the first European
narrative history written by a woman - an account of the reign of a
Byzantine emperor through the eyes and words of his daughter which
offers an unparalleled view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and
twelfth centuries.
Anna Komnene (1083-1156) was the eldest child of the Byzantine
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She is best known as the author of The
Alexiad - written between 1143-53, it is the first major history
written by a woman.
Dr Peter Frankopan is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester
College, Oxford. He has just completed a major monograph for CUP about
Byzantium in the 11th and 12th century based on the Alexiad.
