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Record Number: 5401 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Why Is the "Alexiad" a Masterpiece of Byzantine Literature? [The author emphasizes Anna's borrowings both from the "Iliad" and the "Chronography" by Psellos]. Source URL: Alexiad in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook) target = '_blank'>Full-text of the Alexiad in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook) Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Alexios I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor Biography Byzantium Greek Literature Historiography Homer, Ancient Poet- Iliad Komnena, Anna, Historian- Alexiad Literature- Prose Psellos, Michael, Historian- Chronography Sources Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 11-12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Full-text of the Alexiad in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook) Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2000. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815336454 0

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