The Literature of Ancient Egypt
Title | The Literature of Ancient Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Oliver Faulkner |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 618 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0300099207 |
Presents annotated translations of papyrus writings and tomb inscriptions from the middle and late periods of ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III
Title | Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III PDF eBook |
Author | Miriam Lichtheim |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2006-03-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520248449 |
"First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations. Volume III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. It features a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning"--Publisher's description.
Ancient Egypt in the Popular Imagination
Title | Ancient Egypt in the Popular Imagination PDF eBook |
Author | David Huckvale |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2014-01-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786489766 |
Ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in Western popular culture. Movies such as The Mummy (1932, 1959), Biblical epics like The Ten Commandments (1923, 1956), and pharaonic films like Cleopatra (1934, 1963) and The Egyptian (1954) have all recreated the glamour and allure of Egyptian art and civilization for Western audiences. This work traces how these and other films were inspired by writers like Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and by the art of Victorian painters. Similarly, it shows how the soundtracks to such films belong to a Romantic musical tradition stretching back beyond Verdi and Mozart. Exploring these artistic endeavors addresses the question of whether the fantasy of ancient Egypt represents racist misunderstandings of a far more significant reality, or a way for Western culture to understand itself.
The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
Title | The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians PDF eBook |
Author | Adolf Erman |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2015-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317274768 |
Originally published in 1927, this text contains a translation of Adolf Erman’s work into English. Erman’s original intention was to bring the songs, stories and poems that have survived from ancient Egypt to the masses of the modern world. The literature of the Egyptian world provides a real insight into the day-to-day life of one of the oldest societies known to man and this translation ensures that these insights are afforded to an English audience. This title will be of interest to students of History, Classics and Literature.
Tales of Ancient Egypt
Title | Tales of Ancient Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Lancelyn Green |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0147519179 |
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Ancient Egyptian Literature
Title | Ancient Egyptian Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Loprieno |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 743 |
Release | 2023-12-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004676716 |
This volume deals with the development and the characteristics of the literature of Ancient Egypt over a period of more than two millennia, from the monumental origins of autobiography at the end of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2150 BCE) down to the latest literary compositions in Demotic during the Graeco-Roman period (300 BCE-200 CE). This book, the result of an international co-operation among more than twenty scholars, is divided into sections devoted to the definition of literary discourse in Ancient Egypt; the history and genres of these texts, their linguistic and stylistic features; and the image of Ancient Egypt as displayed in later literary traditions of the Mediterranean world - Greek, Coptic, Arabic. With over thirty chapters, this volume provides an interdisciplinary account of current research in one of the methodologically most advanced fields of Egyptology.
Ancient Egyptian Literature
Title | Ancient Egyptian Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Roland Enmarch |
Publisher | OUP/British Academy |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-04-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780197265420 |
The literature of ancient Egypt is less well known than its art and architecture but merits study as one of the earliest literary traditions. This book reviews the current range of interpretative approaches and highlights the vitality of the field, covering the period c. 2000 BC to the Roman period.