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Record Number:
5401
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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].
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Alexiad
in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook) target = '_blank'>Full-text of the
Alexiad
in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook)
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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
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Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
11-12
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Full-text of the
Alexiad
in English (from the Medieval Sourcebook)
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Year of Publication:
2000.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0815336454
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