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Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First Crusade. Anna Komnene: the Life and Work of a Medieval Historian investigates the relationship between Anna's self-presentation in the Alexiad and the story of her bloodthirsty ambition. It begins by asking why women did not write history in Anna's society, what cultural rules Anna broke by doing so, and how Anna tried to respond to those challenges in her writing. Many of the idiosyncrasies and surprises of Anna's Alexiad are driven by her efforts to be perceived as both a good historian and a good woman. These new interpretations of Anna's authorial persona then spark a thorough re-thinking of the standard story which defines Anna's life by the failure of her supposed political ambitions. The second half of this work reviews the medieval sources with fresh eyes and re-establishes Anna's primary identity as an author and intellectual rather than as a failed conspirator.

Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First Crusade. Anna Komnene: the Life and Work of a Medieval Historian investigates the relationship between Anna's self-presentation in the Alexiad and the story of her bloodthirsty ambition. It begins by asking why women did not write history in Anna's society, what cultural rules Anna broke by doing so, and how Anna tried to respond to those challenges in her writing. Many of the idiosyncrasies and surprises of Anna's Alexiad are driven by her efforts to be perceived as both a good historian and a good woman. These new interpretations of Anna's authorial persona then spark a thorough re-thinking of the standard story which defines Anna's life by the failure of her supposed political ambitions. The second half of this work reviews the medieval sources with fresh eyes and re-establishes Anna's primary identity as an author and intellectual rather than as a failed conspirator.

Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First Crusade. Anna Komnene: the Life and Work of a Medieval Historian investigates the relationship between Anna's self-presentation in the Alexiad and the story of her bloodthirsty ambition. It begins by asking why women did not write history in Anna's society, what cultural rules Anna broke by doing so, and how Anna tried to respond to those challenges in her writing. Many of the idiosyncrasies and surprises of Anna's Alexiad are driven by her efforts to be perceived as both a good historian and a good woman. These new interpretations of Anna's authorial persona then spark a thorough re-thinking of the standard story which defines Anna's life by the failure of her supposed political ambitions. The second half of this work reviews the medieval sources with fresh eyes and re-establishes Anna's primary identity as an author and intellectual rather than as a failed conspirator.

Die Geschichtsschreiberin Anna Komnene (1083- ca. 1153), Tochter des byzantinischen Kaisers Alexios I. Komnenos (Reg. 1081 - 1118), behandelt in ihrem Werk die Regierungszeit ihres Vaters von seinen ersten Erfolgen als jugendlicher Heerführer und seiner geglückten Rebellion bis zu seinem Tod. Unter anderem schildert sie den Ersten Kreuzzug aus byzantinischer Sicht und entwirft eindrucksvolle Portraits der Protagonisten. Ihre Darstellung gehört zusammen mit den Werken eines Michael Psellos und eines Niketas Choniates zu den glänzendsten literarischen Leistungen der byzantinischen Historiographie. Die neue kritische Edition enthält zahlreiche Verbesserungen des Textes gegenüber ihren Vorgängerinnen, erstmalig eine vollständige Dokumentation der Epitome sowie umfangreiche den Text erschließende Indices.

The Alexiad, a compelling, dramatic account of the Emperor Alexios of the Byzantine Empire (about 1050-1118), was written by Alexios' highly educated and articulate daughter, Anna Komnene. A princess raised in the royal court, Komnene (latinized as Comnena) is generally regarded as the first woman historian. She wrote the book from a convent during the last years of her life. This epic book covers the First Crusade, daily life at the court, internal plots and intrigues, wars and invasions, and religious heresies--all from the perspective of one who was there. It is the only primary source of the First Crusade from the Byzantine point of view. The translation from Greek to English by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes has been praised both for its readability and its accuracy.

The Alexiad, a compelling, dramatic account of the Emperor Alexios of the Byzantine Empire (about 1050-1118), was written by Alexios' highly educated and articulate daughter, Anna Komnene. A princess raised in the royal court, Komnene (latinized as Comnena) is generally regarded as the first woman historian. She wrote the book from a convent during the last years of her life. This epic book covers the First Crusade, daily life at the court, internal plots and intrigues, wars and invasions, and religious heresies--all from the perspective of one who was there. It is the only primary source of the First Crusade from the Byzantine point of view. The translation from Greek to English by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes has been praised both for its readability and its accuracy.

Die Geschichtsschreiberin Anna Komnene (1083- ca. 1153), Tochter des byzantinischen Kaisers Alexios I. Komnenos (Reg. 1081 - 1118), behandelt in ihrem Werk die Regierungszeit ihres Vaters von seinen ersten Erfolgen als jugendlicher Heerführer und seiner geglückten Rebellion bis zu seinem Tod. Unter anderem schildert sie den Ersten Kreuzzug aus byzantinischer Sicht und entwirft eindrucksvolle Portraits der Protagonisten. Ihre Darstellung gehört zusammen mit den Werken eines Michael Psellos und eines Niketas Choniates zu den glänzendsten literarischen Leistungen der byzantinischen Historiographie. Die neue kritische Edition enthält zahlreiche Verbesserungen des Textes gegenüber ihren Vorgängerinnen, erstmalig eine vollständige Dokumentation der Epitome sowie umfangreiche den Text erschließende Indices.