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Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry
In “Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry“, Richard Parkinson explores how ancient Egyptian poems have been read and perceived across the ages. This title presents an innovative and theoretically-informed account of how the most famous ancient Egyptian poems have been read over 4,000 years. It is from a leading expert in the interpretation of ancient Egyptian... »
Book Review: The Princeton Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
By Ian Shaw and Paul Nicholson (Princeton Press, in association with The British Museum) For more than a decade, this attractive single-volume reference has been the most informative and user-friendly dictionary of ancient Egypt available. The new edition features a completely revised text, hundreds of illustrations in full color and more than 600 up-to-date alphabetical... »
Book Review: Egyptology Today by Richard H. Wilkinson
Reviewed by L. R. Siddall, School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London This is a superb book. Wilkinson has brought together some of the current leading Egyptologists to produce a single volume work that introduces the reader to the methods and theories used in the study of ancient Egypt. All aspects of... »
Book: Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt
by Joyce Tyldesley A new biography of the Macedonian ruler attempts to debunk many myths surrounding her legacy. Egyptologist Tyldesley (Egypt: How a Lost Civilization Was Rediscovered, 2006, etc.) digs deeply into Cleopatra’s life, piecing together a unique portrait of her successes and failures. Many biographers focus too much on Cleopatra’s reputation as a temptress, but... »
British Museum lecture: Mika Waltari's "The Egyptian"
This year marks the 100th birthday of Mika Waltari, Finland’s most well known writer and author of The Egyptian, the most successful Finnish book ever. Professor Panu Rajala has just published an 800 plus biography called Unio Mystica – The life and work of Mika Waltari, and this will be the subject of a lecture... »
Book Review: Osiris: Death and Afterlife of a God
Osiris, ruler of the netherworld, played a central part in the religious life of the ancient Egyptians, and his cult grew in popularity down the ages, resonating in all the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. This is the first book to tell the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end. Drawing... »
