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27: 445:. She held the crusaders that came to her father's aid in contempt for their actions against the Empire after they looted various conquests and failed to return to the Basileus' demesne many of the lands they promised to return to him. She regarded the crusaders, whom she refers to as Celts, Latins and Normans, as uneducated barbarians. Despite this, Anna claims that she portrayed them in a neutral light. Some historians believe her work to be biased because of her feelings towards the Crusaders and how highly she regarded her father. 588:
historical text have been assigned to her gender both positively and negatively. This interpretation of her histories is known as a "gendered history", meaning it is the history of Alexios and of Anna through her style, which is not seen in male authors. While the Roman historian Edward Gibbon saw this "gendered" narrative to betray "in every page the vanity of a female author", with some scholars agreeing with him, other scholars claim that this style might be indicative of Anna's mentor,
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lack of modern feminist ideals, without which she was not interested in questioning her societal place in her narrative, even though her depictions of women do not fit in with the majority of male authors of the time. Her style can be understood from her belief that intelligence and nobility are far greater than gender in terms of importance and so Anna does not view her history as overstepping any necessary gender roles.
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that she will stop crying properly to return to her duty of history, an episode which she repeats twice in the narrative. She shows a desire to control aspects that are, for her culture, feminine. Anna concerns herself primarily with intellect, which she attributes to men and women. Her attitudes, along with the lack of comparable sources from female authors in that era, make the
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never cry, with the exception of Alexios' funeral, during which grief is the appropriate cultural response. None of the female characters act in a cowardly way. She points to her own gender in a similar way when mentioning her own tears while writing certain events. Immediately she informs the reader
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It is largely agreed that Anna Komnene was the author. The predominance of military matters is argued to match Anna's choice to write history in the epic genre, reflecting the cultural influence of her family. Mentions in the text of her engagement, her role as a wife and the commentary on her female
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interests many historians because Anna wrote it in a different format to the norm of the time. Anna Komnene is the only female Greek historiographer of her era and historians are keen to believe that her style of writing owes much to her being a woman. Despite including herself in the historiography
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and religious conflict. Anna Komnene chronicles the different groups of people involved in the crusades, and refers to them as "Celts", "Latins", and "Normans". She also talks about her father, Alexios Komnenos in great detail and his conquests throughout his rule from 1081 to 1118. She does this by
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Anna Komnene is considered unique for her time in the intensity by which she integrates her own narrative and emotion and yet she does not mention all personal details, such as having four children. For some, this combination of style and lack of personal, gendered information is reconciled by her
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Women of the aristocracy had more opportunities to pursue higher education, in comparison to those of humble origins, whose education was mainly learning to write and read, memorizing psalms and studying the scriptures. Some female aristocrats had an interest in literature and would be praised for
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Anna Komnene's unusual style of writing history has been attributed to her gender. Her style is noteworthy in that it included a history of her father's actions during the First Crusade and her reactions to some of these events. Her opinions and commentary on particular events in an otherwise
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for his accession to the throne (in place of Anna herself) following Alexios' death. From a modern reader's point of view, the inconsistencies in the descriptions of military events and the Empire's misfortunes (partially due to these literary and especially
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In her introduction, Anna Komnene stated her intention to record true events and to give an account of her father's deeds which "do not deserve to be consigned to forgetfulness". She is aware that in writing her father's history she may be accused of using
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was in fact written by Anna Komnene. One scholar stated that the text gives very few comments that would suggest the author's gender or any other aspect of their background, aside from a few explicit mentions. This has led some scholars to argue that the
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The book is divided into 15 books and a prologue. Its scope is limited to the duration of Alexios' reign, which it is thus able to depict in full detail, especially regarding political relations between the Byzantine Empire and western European powers.
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language and often tries to remind the reader of her integrity as an impartial reporter of past events. Emphasis on Alexios as a "specifically Christian emperor", and a moral as well as politically laudable one, is pervasive.
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was written in Greek in around 1148 and first edited by Possinus in 1651. Anna Komnene described herself in the text and openly acknowledges her feelings and opinions for some events, which goes against the typical format of
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their depth of knowledge by contemporary writers. Despite that, Komnene's high education and expertise in secular literature – the study of which was typically discouraged – remained exceptional.
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in her work, as stated by Lenora Neville, "the characterization of Alexios as wily sea captain steering the empire through constant storms with guile and courage strongly recalls
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Anna Komnene's writings are a major source of information on her father, Alexios I of the Byzantine Empire. She was around the age of 55 when she began work on the
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as a model for her narration in her history and took his style even further, suggesting it was not her gender but her influences that led to her writing style.
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tradition, while contrasting it with the negative portrait of or the absence of, his successors John II and Manuel I. Anna discussed the Latins (
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The Alexiad of the Princess Anna Comnena: being the history of the reign of her father, Alexius I, Emperor of the Romans, 1081–1118 A.D.
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Reinsch, Diether R. (2000), "Women's Literature in Byzantium? – The Case of Anna Komnene", in Thalia Gouma-Peterson (ed.),
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and the other qualities that make her style vastly different from the typical historiography of the era, Anna Komnene's
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Anonyme Metaphrase zu Anna Komnene, Alexias XI–XIII. Ein Beitrag zur Erschließung der byzantinischen Umgangssprache
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and highlights the conflicting perceptions of the East and West in the early 12th century. It does not mention the
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considered by some a poor source to use when gauging how average women in Byzantium felt about the First Crusade.
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and suggests that Anna was merely working from her husband's field notes, thus Howard-Johnston renames it "
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Alexios I Komnenos: Papers of the Second Belfast Byzantine International Colloquium, 14–16 April 1989
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in mid-14th century to increase its readability, which testifies to the work's lasting interest.
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addresses domestic conflicts and the Norman preparation for their second invasion (1105–1107).
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also addresses war against the Normans (1082–1083) and their first clash with the "heretics".
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presenting a "Byzantine view" of the Crusades. Some historians have noticed the influence of
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after the mid-1140s because in it she comments obliquely on the politics surrounding the
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historical and biographical text written around the year 1148, by the Byzantine princess
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Shlosser, Franziska E. (1990), "Byzantine Studies and the History of the Crusades: The
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Hill, Barbara (1996), "A Vindication of the Rights of Women to Power by Anna Komnene",
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Frankopan, Peter (2002), "Perception and Projections of Prejudice: Anna Comnena, the
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addresses the end of war against the Normans (1085) and the death of Robert Guiscard.
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Below is a list of manuscripts containing the complete work or its summary.
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addresses the end of the Scythian war (1091) and plots against the Emperor.
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influences) may seem exaggerated and stereotypical. Despite these issues,
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addresses Aaron's conspiracy and the second Norman invasion (1107–1108).
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and the First Crusade", in Susan B. Edgington; Sarah Lambert (eds.),
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Pecheneg incursions on the northern Byzantine frontier (Books 7–8)
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modesty that influences her writing make Anna's authorship of the
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compares Alexios' treatment in the text to the techniques of the
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Byzantine relations with the Turks (Books 6–7, 9–10, and 14–15):
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addresses Alexios as Emperor (1081), the internal problems with
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addresses Turks, Franks, Cumans and Manicheans (1108–1115).
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of Anna Komnene: Artistic Strategy in the Making of a Myth
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addresses war against the Cumans and the beginning of the
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Alexiade (règne de l'empereur Alexis I Comnène 1081-1118)
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was not written by a woman. This belief, put forward by
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Anna Komnene: The Life and Work of a Medieval Historian
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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documents the Byzantine Empire's interaction with the
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and the Dalmatians (1092–1094) and the conspiracy of
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Codex Monacensis Graecus 355 (prologue and summary)
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and the Crusaders Counsil, 13th century manuscript.
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Edgar Robert Ashton Sewter (Harmondsworth: 526:, focuses mainly on the military sections of the 291:addresses war against the Scythians (1087–1090). 1907: 1053: 1051: 1049: 1660: 1148: 1136: 269:addresses war against the Normans (1081–1082). 1735:(2000), "The Pen and the Sword: Who Wrote the 1608: 1293: 433:has been seen as a "straightforward" history. 16:12th-century Byzantine history by Anna Komnene 1857:of Anna Comnena as Source for the Crusades", 1046: 513:There has been some debate as to whether the 355:also addresses the First Crusade (1097–1104). 557: 348:and Byzantine reactions to it (Books 10–11) 222:Attacks against the Byzantine empire by the 1797: 1093: 1883:(2), Sociedad Española de Bizantinística, 1688:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1599:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 508: 1888: 1534: 1516:Frankopan, Peter (2009), "Introduction", 1515: 1353: 1123: 1108: 1081: 961: 949: 925: 141:. It was written in a form of artificial 1870: 1852: 1731: 1329: 1208: 1172: 1160: 629:Codex Ottobonianus Graecus 131 & 137 503: 237:addresses Alexios' becoming general and 1833: 1778: 1756: 1709: 1629: 1557: 1543:, New York: Columbia University Press, 1477: 1473:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1464: 1377: 1365: 1281: 1220: 1196: 1184: 1069: 1040: 1028: 1009: 997: 905: 901: 1908: 1697: 1579: 1496: 1417: 1401: 1341: 1305: 980: 937: 1783:, New York: Oxford University Press, 1743:, New York: Garland, pp. 63–81, 1739:?", in Gouma-Peterson, Thalia (ed.), 1445: 1317: 712:Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. 646: 319:addresses the last expeditions — The 1647: 1501:, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1389: 1256: 1244: 1232: 676:(2 vols., Berlin: De Gruyter, 2001) 1767:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 582: 13: 1715:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 410: 362:Attacks on Byzantine frontiers by 245:' preparation for their invasion. 14: 1957: 1827:Women in World History Curriculum 1820: 1632:"Bibliography, Anna Comnena: The 1418:Brians, Paul (18 December 1998), 1057: 651: 626:Codex Barberinianus 235 & 236 496:emphasizes the importance of the 852:, tr. Diether Reinsch (Cologne: 249:addresses the Komnenian revolt. 195: 184: 25: 1630:Halsall, Paul (February 2001), 1482:. University of Chicago Press. 1262: 1129: 692: 323:— Death of Alexios (1116–1118). 31:12th-century manuscript of the 1877:Revista de Estudios Bizantinos 1802:History of the Byzantine State 895: 603: 37:Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana 1: 1410: 831:Alexiad. Malazgirt'in Sonrası 686:vol. I: Prolegomena et Textus 436: 295:addresses operations against 1798:Ostrogorsky, George (1969), 1704:Austrian Academy of Sciences 716:Internet Medieval Sourcebook 623:Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1438 175: 7: 1890:10.1344/EBizantinos2014.2.6 1497:Connor, Carolyn L. (2004), 1478:Cavallo, Guglielmo (1997). 1428:Washington State University 867: 613:Codex Coislinianus 311, in 122: 10: 1962: 1921:12th-century history books 1836:Anna Komnene and Her Times 1741:Anna Komnene and Her Times 1465:Buckley, Penelope (2014), 838:(Istanbul: İnkılâp, 1996) 819:Paměti byzantské princezny 697: 149:. 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Index


Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Anna Komnene
Attic Greek
Historiography
biography
Byzantine Empire
Greek
romanized
medieval
Anna Komnene
Emperor
Alexios I Komnenos
Attic Greek
High Middle Ages
Crusades
schism of 1054
vernacular
medieval Greek


Hugh the Great
Normans
Robert Guiscard
Domestikos ton Scholon
Normans
Doukas
Normans
Adriatic Sea
Tzachas

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