Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:R. B. ParkinsonSeries:Studies in Egyptology and the Ancient Near EastPublish date:2017-12-10Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Equinox Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781845537708ISBN-10:184553770XUPC:9781845537708Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Poetry, AncientBook Topic:EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCX77VEQVP
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection
The Middle Kingdom (c.1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This pioneering book is the first comprehensive study of this literary legacy. The status of literature is controversial in many ancient civilizations, and Middle Kingdom poems have often been regarded as propaganda for the ruling dynasty. This study radically reassesses their cultural role, drawing on recent...
Series: Studies in Egyptology and the Ancient Near East
Language:EnglishPublisher:Equinox Publishing (UK)ISBN-13:9781845537708ISBN-10:184553770XUPC:9781845537708Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Poetry, AncientBook Topic:EgyptSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCX77VEQVP
R. B. Parkinson is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum. His previous publications include an edition of The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant (1991); Voices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings(1991); The Tale of Sinuhe and other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640BC (Oxford World Classics 1999); Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry: Among...
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
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