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100 1  Kolovou, Ioulia,|eauthor. 
245 10 Anna Komnene and the Alexiad :|bThe Byzantine Princess and
       the First Crusade /|cIoulia Kolovou. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bPen & Sword Books,
       |c[2020] 
264  4 |c©2020 
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520    "Kolovou... rescues Anna from the talons of misogynist 
       historians and places her where she belongs as an 
       extraordinary, but very human, woman." -- Beating Tsundoku
       A woman of extraordinary education and intellect, Anna 
       Komnene was the only Byzantine female historian and one of
       the first and foremost historians in medieval Europe. Yet 
       few people know of her and her extraordinary story. 
       Subsequent historians and scholars have skewed the picture
       of Anna as an intellectual princess and powerful author. 
       She has been largely viewed as an angry, bitter old woman,
       who greedily wanted a throne that did not belong to her. 
       After being exiled to a convent, she composed the Alexiad ,
       the history of the First Crusade and the Byzantine Emperor,
       Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118), her father. This book aims
       to present Anna Komnene -- the fascinating woman, pioneer 
       intellectual, and charismatic author -- to the general 
       public. Drawing on the latest academic research to 
       reconstruct Anna's life, personality and work, it moves 
       away from the myth of Anna the conspirator and "power-
       hungry woman" which has been unfairly built around her 
       over centuries of misrepresentation. It places Anna 
       Komnene in the context of her own time: the ancient Greek 
       colony and medieval Eastern Roman empire, known as 
       Byzantium, with the magnificent city of Constantinople at 
       its heart. At the forefront of an epic clash between East 
       and West, this was a world renowned for its dazzling 
       wealth, mystery and power games. This was a world with 
       Anna Komnene directly at the center. "Well-written, well-
       researched, and an overall fascinating read... A brilliant
       addition to women's history." -- Where There's Ink There's
       Paper"--|cProvided by Freading. 
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600 10 Comnena, Anna,|d1083-|tAlexiad. 
650  0 Historians|zByzantine Empire|vBiography. 
650  0 Women historians|zByzantine Empire|vBiography. 
650  0 Princesses|zByzantine Empire|vBiography. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures.|2bisacsh 
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