{"product_id":"the-alexiad-anna-comnena-9781627301305","title":"The Alexiad","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe translation from Greek to English by Elizabeth A. S. Dawes has been praised both for its readability and its accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Comnena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1627301305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627301305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Masterworks Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"Anna Comnena","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996637954303,"sku":"9781627301305","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17c110c5-40bc-4aaa-9113-804b10274307.jpg?v=1683342831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alexiad-anna-comnena-9781627301305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}