The Literature of Ancient Egypt

Author: Raymond Oliver Faulkner
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300099207
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 618

Book Description
Presents annotated translations of papyrus writings and tomb inscriptions from the middle and late periods of ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III

Author: Miriam Lichtheim
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520248449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
"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

Author: David Huckvale
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
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.

Ancient Egyptian Literature

Author: Antonio Loprieno
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004676716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743

Book Description
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.

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

Author: Adolf Erman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317274768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
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

Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.

Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I

Author: Miriam Lichtheim
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520248427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
"Praise for the first editions: " "Concise, lucid, and altogether interesting . . ..The notes on the individual texts are unfailingly illuminating."--"Books Abroad" (now "World Literature Today")

Writings from Ancient Egypt

Author: Toby Wilkinson
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141395966
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
'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

Ancient Egyptian Poetry and Prose

Author: Adolf Erman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486287676
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
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.

The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts

Author: James P. Allen
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN: 1589836782
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorporates full restorations and readings indicated by post-Old Kingdom copies of the texts and is the first translation that presents the texts in the order in which they were meant to be read in each of the original sources.