Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry
Download or Read eBook Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry PDF written by R. B. Parkinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : R. B. Parkinson |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2009-02-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781405125475 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1405125470 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry by : R. B. Parkinson
Book excerpt: In Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry, Richard Parkinson explores how ancient Egyptian poems have been read and perceived across the ages. Presents an innovative and theoretically-informed account of how the most famous ancient Egyptian poems have been read over 4,000 years From a leading expert in the interpretation of ancient Egyptian literature Explores the original experience of ordinary Egyptians enjoying the poems as well as their interpretation during the Middle Kingdom and up to modern times Draws on recent discoveries in the British Museum archives to reconstruct the contexts of the poems
