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Anna Komnene : the life and work of a medieval historian

The authorial persona constructed by Anna Komnene in her Alexiad (a history of her father the Byzantine Emperor, Alexios Komnenos, 1081-1118) responded to the challenges Byzantine culture created for female historical authorship. Fundamental cultural conceptions of masculinity, femininity, authority...

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VerfasserIn: Neville, Leonora Alice (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2016
Schriftenreihe:Onassis series in Hellenic culture
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190498177.001.0001
Verantwortlich:Leonora Neville
E-Book-Pakete:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Zusammenfassung:The authorial persona constructed by Anna Komnene in her Alexiad (a history of her father the Byzantine Emperor, Alexios Komnenos, 1081-1118) responded to the challenges Byzantine culture created for female historical authorship. Fundamental cultural conceptions of masculinity, femininity, authority, deference, and morality within Byzantine society worked to make history writing an activity for men. Once the masculinity of history writing is understood, we can see how Anna endeavored to construct herself as both an authoritative historian and a meritorious woman
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: 2016
Includes bibliographical references and index
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource illustrations
ISBN:9780190498191