Ancient Egyptian literature :: a book of readings. Volume I, The Old and Middle Kingdoms /

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 I outlines the early and gra...

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Weitere Verfasser: Lichtheim, Miriam, 1914-2004 (ÜbersetzerIn)
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Sprache:English
Ancient Egyptian
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, California ; London : University of California Press, 2006.
Ausgabe:[2006 edition].
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Zusammenfassung: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 I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno.
Beschreibung:Previous edition: 1973.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxxi, 245 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780520933057
0520933052
0520933079
9780520933071