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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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| Format: | Online Resource Knjiga |
| Jezik: | English |
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New York, NY
: Oxford University Press
, 2016
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| Serija: | Onassis series in Hellenic culture
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| Online dostop: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190498177.001.0001 |
| Avtorjeve opombe: | Leonora Neville |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection |
| Izvleček: | 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 |
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| Opis knjige/članka: | Previously issued in print: 2016 Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| Fizični opis: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780190498191 |
