Author: Margaret Alice MurrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Egyptian Religious Poetry
Author: Margaret Alice MurrayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Love Poetry and Songs from the Ancient Egyptians
Author: Gilbert MoorePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514848517
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
During the reigns of Ramses II and his successors, from about 1300 BC to 1150 BC, a social class of well-educated secular royal scribes and temple craftsmen appeared in Ancient Egypt rivaling the traditional priesthood in cultural influence, if not power. In their hands a new genre of literature took shape: Secular love poetry depicting in hieratic script real flesh-and-blood men and women, expressing real emotions and speaking to one another with real, often erotic and tender human feelings for the first time. Unfortunately, this state of affairs was to last only as long as the reigns of Ramses II and his immediate successors. Roughly 100 years.The translations edited and presented in this third edition represent the collective effort of at least three generations of Egyptologists, dating back to the late 19th century and reaching a highpoint in the translations of Miriam Lichtheim in the 1970s and the recent efforts of Bernard Mathieu and others.
Egyptian Religious Poetry
Author: Margaret Alice MurrayPublisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780313210129
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Following a detailed overview of the history, religion, and poetry of ancient Egypt, is a selection of poems, prayers, and hymns arranged chronologically under these headings: Hymns to the Sun, The Pharaoh, Osiris, Amon, Gods and Goddesses, Death and Burial, Duty to God, the King and One's Neighbor.
Hymns, Prayers, and Songs
Author: Susan T. HollisPublisher:
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive anthology in English of ancient Egyptian lyric poetry.
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt
Author: R. B. ParkinsonPublisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN: 9781845537708
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
[Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt] certainly represents a landmark. It is the first monograph devoted to an integral study and interpretation of the entire corpus of literature preserved from the Egyptian Middle Kingdom.'Joachim Quack, Professor of Egyptology, University of Heidelberg.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1596
Book Description
On the Nature of Poetry
Author: Kenneth VerityPublisher: Shepheard Walwyn (Publishers) Limited
ISBN: 0856832464
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Some guides to a subject could more or less be written by any expert in that field, but a small minority are unique creations of a rare individual who has their own view. Unfortunately most of the latter types of guides fail to be good general guides. Verity's genius makes him the exception. This book is arranged in chronological chapters that trace the evolution of poetry as an art form. At the same time, each chapter gives a most practical explanation of how that aspect of poetry that it covers works and why. The book is immensely readable, hugely informative, and adds to the ability of the reader to enjoy and to create poetry. It is a classic.' "Epictetus" (Amazon review) 'The great merit of Verity's approach is that he quotes lavishly throughout, not only from the poems themselves, but also from a variety of critics' LIBRARY REVIEWS 'Of his first book of sonnets Kingsley Amis wrote 'They belong within the corpus of English poetry' Excerpts of Interview with Kenneth Verity on The Vanessa Phelps BBC Radio programme on June 2009 on the News Page (off the Home page) 'The amount of reading which underpins this book is breathtaking. The great merit of Verity's approach is that he quotes lavishly throughout, not only from the poems themselves, but also from a variety of critics ... The chapter on poetry's figurative element is a model of lucid definition and telling illustration, showing how many layers of meaning may lie behind a single word' LIBRARY REVIEWS The author writes:'The intention of this book is to examine and analyse the essential nature of the phenomenon we call poetry; to seek an understanding of the power this art form exerts over mind and heart; to comprehend its potency; and to explain its perennial ability to command the respect of mankind'. Almost a library in one volume, this unusual book, written by an accomplished poet, examines the 4000 years old phenomenon of poetry.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: A-E
Author: Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings
Languages : en
Pages : 1468
Book Description
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging PolicyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1580
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