The editing, translation, and publication of ancient Egyptian texts has been central to the discipline of Egyptology since its inception. This book presents an innovative and theoretically informed account of how the most famous Ancient Egyptian poems have been read over a period of 4,000 years.
In "Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry," Richard Parkinson explores how ancient Egyptian poems have been read and perceived across the ages.
Presents an innovative and theoretically-informed account of how the most famous ancient Egyptian
poems have been read over 4,000 years
From a leading expert in the interpretation of ancient Egyptian literature
Explores the original experience of ordinary Egyptians enjoying the poems as well as their interpretation
during the Middle Kingdom and up to modern times
Draws on recent discoveries in the British Museum archives to reconstruct the contexts of the poems
