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| Preface |
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| Introduction: Why Anna Komnene? |
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1 | (14) |
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The Pen of the Aunt: Echoes of the Mid-Twelfth Century in the Alexiad |
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15 | (30) |
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Anna Komnene's Attempted Usurpation |
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45 | (18) |
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The Pen and the Sword: Who Wrote the Alexiad? |
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63 | (20) |
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Women's Literature in Byzantium?---The Case of Anna Komnene |
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83 | (24) |
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Gender and Power: Passages to the Maternal in Anna Komnene's Alexiad |
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107 | (18) |
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Anna Komnene, Learned Women, and the Book in Byzantine Art |
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125 | (32) |
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Bohemond and the Rooster: Byzantines, Normans, and the Artful Ruse |
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157 | (12) |
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Why Is the Alexiad a Masterpiece of Byzantine Literature? |
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169 | (18) |
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| Contributors |
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187 | (2) |
| Index |
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