Author : Raymond Oliver Faulkner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0300099207
Presents annotated translations of papyrus writings and tomb inscriptions from the middle and late periods of ancient Egypt.
Author : Adolf Erman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : 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.
Author : Miriam Lichtheim
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2006-03-04
Category : 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.
Author : David Huckvale
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 15,68 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : 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.
Author : E. A. Wallis Sir Budge
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : History
ISBN :
This little book is intended to serve as an elementary introduction to the study of Egyptian Literature. Its object is to present a short series of specimens of Egyptian compositions, which represent all the great periods of literary activity in Egypt under the Pharaohs, to all who are interested in the study of the mental development of ancient nations. It is not addressed to the Egyptological specialist, to whom, as a matter of course, its contents are well known, and therefore its pages are not loaded with elaborate notes and copious references. It represents, the author believes, the first attempt made to place before the public a summary of the principal contents of Egyptian Literature in a handy and popular form.
Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0141395966
'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered' In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a unique insight into the life of the Egyptian mind. Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson has freshly translated a rich and diverse range of ancient Egyptian writings into modern English, including tales of shipwreck and wonder, obelisk inscriptions, mortuary spells, funeral hymns, songs, satires and advice on life from a pharaoh to his son. Spanning over two millennia, this is the essential guide to a complex, sophisticated culture. Translated with an Introduction by Toby Wilkinson
Author : Edward Frank Wente
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN :
This book provides translations of most of the letters that have survived reasonably intact from the Old Kingdom through the Twenty-first Dynasty of ancient Egypt. An introduction provides information relating to ancient Egyptian epistolography and discussion regarding the transmission of letters. The organization of the book is basically chronological, with separate sections devoted to royal letters and letters sent by and to the vizier. Also included are several model letters that were used in the education of the Egyptian scribe.--Publisher description.
Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1613102135
Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 20,1 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Egyptian literature
ISBN :
Author : Adolf Erman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486287676
Selections include poetry from pyramid texts, morning hymns, instructions in wisdom, meditations, exhortations to schoolboys, love songs, poems to the king, and more. Also included are an outline of Egyptian history, an introduction to Egyptian literature, and extensive footnotes and commentary on the material presented.
