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First published in 1973, 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. Beginning with the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian genres, it includes biographical and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fischer-Elfert, Hans-W (Contribuidor), Lichtheim, Miriam (Editor ), Loprieno, Antonio (Contribuidor), Manning, Joseph G. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]
Temas:
Egyptian literature > History and criticism.
Egyptian literature > Translations into English.
HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt.
anthology of egyptian literature.
beginning of christian era.
classic.
evolution of literary forms.
field of egyptology.
focuses on life after death.
inscriptions carved on stone.
last millennium of pharaonic civilization.
mortuary literature.
new kingdom.
one of worlds earliest civilizations.
tenth century bc.
works written with pen on papyrus.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Volume I: The Old And Middle Kingdoms
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Foreword to the 2006 Edition
  • Introduction: Literary Genres and Literary Styles
  • Part One. The Old Kingdom
  • Part Two. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom
  • Part Three. The Middle Kingdom
  • Volume II. The New Kingdom
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Foreword to the 2006 Edition
  • Introduction: Continuity and Change
  • Part One. Monumental Inscriptions
  • Part Two. Hymns, Prayers, and a Harper's Song
  • Part Three. From the Book of the Dead
  • Part Four. Instructions
  • Part Five. Be a Scribe
  • Part Six. Love Poems
  • Part Seven. Tales
  • Volume III. The Late Period
  • Preface
  • Chronology
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • Foreword to the 2006 Edition
  • Introduction: The Uses of the Past
  • Part One. Texts in the Classical Language
  • Part Two. Demotic Literature
  • Index

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