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Ancient Egyptian literature :an anthology
- 其他作者: Foster, John L.
- 出版: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press 2001.
- 版本: 1st ed.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (xxiii, 272 pages) :illustrations.
- 標題: Electronic books. , Translations into English. , Translations. , LITERARY CRITICISM / General , TRAVEL , TRAVEL Special Interest -- Literary. , Antologia. , Literatura egípcia. , LITERARY CRITICISM , Egyptian literature. , Egyptian literature , Special InterestLiterary. , LITERARY CRITICISM General. , Egyptian literature Translations into English. , General.
- ISBN: 0292725272 , 9780292725270
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-272).
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"Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge; approach the unlettered as well as the wise. The summit of artistry cannot be reached, nor does craftsman ever attain pure mastery. More hidden than gems is chiselled expression yet found among slave girls grinding the grain." -from The Maxims of Ptahhotep Poetry, stories, hymns, prayers, and wisdom texts found exquisite written expression in ancient Egypt while their literary counterparts were still being recited around hearth fires in ancient Greece and Israel. Yet, because of its very antiquity and the centuries during which the language was forgotten, ancient Egyptian literature is a newly discovered country for modern readers. This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster's previous book Echoes of Egyptian Voices, along with selections from his Love Songs of the New Kingdom and Hymns, Prayers, and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems. Foster's translations capture the poetical beauty of the Egyptian language and the spirit that impelled each piece's composition, making these ancient masterworks sing for modern readers. An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature and its translation, as well as brief information about the authorship and date of each selection, completes the volume. John L. Foster is a Research Associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where he has studied, translated, and written about ancient Egyptian literature since 1966.
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