Ancient Egyptian Literature / Miriam Lichtheim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lichtheim, Miriam, Editor.

Series:

World Literature in Translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egyptian literature--Translations into English.

Egyptian literature.

Egyptian literature--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (919 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. It then shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom (1550-1080 B.C.) and ends in the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. An introduction written in three parts by Antonio Loprieno, Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert, and Joseph G. Manning completes this classic anthology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Volume I: The Old And Middle Kingdoms

Preface

Chronology

Abbreviations and Symbols

Foreword to the 2006 Edition / Loprieno, Antonio

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

Foreword to the 2006 Edition / Fischer-Elfert, Hans-W.

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

Foreword to the 2006 Edition / Manning, Joseph G.

Introduction: The Uses of the Past

Part One. Texts in the Classical Language

Part Two. Demotic Literature

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-520-97361-5

OCLC:

1089683492