Middle Ages -- Historiography

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"Extensive chronicles have been handed down from the Middle Ages, preserving and interpreting stories of the past and present in literary form. Their sheer numbers pose a challenge to researchers. This handbook systematically presents the most important medieval chronicles in te…

"Extensive chronicles have been handed down from the Middle Ages, preserving and interpreting stories of the past and present in literary form. Their sheer numbers pose a challenge to researchers. This handbook systematically presents the most important medieval chronicles in te…

This significant critical anthology explores the life of Anna Komnene, the Byzantine context in which she wrote, and the impact of the Alexiad on her times and on subsequent historical works of literature.

"One of most prominent Byzantine women writers of the European Middle Ages, the princess Anna Komnene perfected vernacular satire and romantic fiction: but she is most famous for the epic Alexiad, which marks a departure from the tradition of Byzantine historical writing." "This…