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The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C.

The Tale of Sinuhe: And Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 B.C.

Parkinson, R. B.
Parkinson, R. B.

Paperback

Series: Oxford World's Classics

Literary CriticismPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $15.95

ISBN10: 0199555621
ISBN13: 9780199555628
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: May 15 2009
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Drawing on recent advances in Egyptology, R. B. Parkinson's new translations bring to life for the modern reader the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature, the Middle Kingdom (c. 1940-1640 BC). The book features The Tale of Sinuhe, acclaimed as the masterpiece of Egyptian poetry, which tells of a courtier's adventures after he flees Egypt. Other works include stories of fantastic wonders from the court of the builder of the Great Pyramid, a lyrical dialogue between a man and his soul on the nature of death and the problem of suffering, and teachings about the nature of virtue and wisdom, one of which is bitterly spoken from the grave by the assassinated king Amenemhat I, founder of the Twelfth Dynasty.

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