Egyptian Tales, The Complete Collection By William Matthew Flinders Petrie
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Then tales that describes adventures and lastly the most advanced form of literature which is literature that talks about characters the writer saved the best for the end which was the story of Senhu which describes in great details the life of Senhu who left Egypt during troubling times to Palestine where was welcomed from the rolyals there and received important posts afterwards he grew very old and he wanted to get buried in his home country he returned to Egypt and was welcomed by the royals also at that timethe book is also beneficial because the writer gives after each tale a note that explains the tale and its context Egyptian Tales.
#heading[2]The Complete Collection Egyptian Tales A glimpse into the social structure and belief system of people who lived thousands of years ago in one of the most advanced civilizations on this planet at that time through stories of myths and magic The commentaries presented in this book are essential for a deeper understanding of these tales because they put everything in context Who could imagine that at one time Egypt was a matriarchal society or that certain customs over time became law of the land and are practiced to this day in many countries in Africa The reader learns all of this while being awed by stories of magic Toy crocodiles become real.
#heading[3]The Complete Collection A lot of the stories are incomplete and it would be really hard to appreciate them without the commentary afterwards He does a good job analyzing and explaining what these stories teach us about the people of ancient times My favorite story was the one where the guy goes to this enchanted island and meets the great serpent who insists the man tell him something he s never heard before My favorite of the notes commentary portion was after the first story This is partly because the story itself seemed so random it s actually just a fragment of a story about this king guy and his sons who are telling him a bunch of stories at a party or something The author did a great job setting up the historical and cultural context behind the story And you get a glimpse of how these people moved as a culture and how they thought about the world Very interesting Would like to read Egyptian Tales.
#heading[4]The book is very short it starts with ancient Egyptian tales that talks about mainly legends The Complete Collection My first and biggest complaint is that there just aren t enough tails in this book but that is the falt of the pitiless deserts of Egypt and not of the translator This book is very fun and informative but the copy I read had some irregularities in the printing that made it a bit confusing at times Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection This was a fascinating read on the popular stories during the 5th dynasty of the Egyptian empire Their fascination with all things magic made me think of Moses and his adventures with the Egyptian magicians Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection Written towards those with than your average history of ancient Egypt in mind nonetheless appears to be faithful translations of some truly ancient stories Commentaries do a great job pointing out historical trends in Egyptian storytelling and applying these thoughts to storytelling in general Would have preferred a little historical context and background to the stories and many translated passages may be too literal and some modern interpretation to the translations even as sides may have made the narratives a little palatable for discussion Egyptian Tales devouring your enemies and turning into toys again Fascinating Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection Taken from the original Papyrus texts Ancient Tales from the Egypt as translated by W M Flinders Petrie Stories Tales of the Magicians Khafra s Tale Baufra s Tale Hordedef s Tale The peasant and the Workman The Shipwrecked Sailor The Adventures of Sanehat The Taking of Joppa The Doomed Prince Setna and the Magic Book Egyptian Tales The Complete CollectionThe importance of this was a very old story of ancient Egyptian Pharaonic era stage and history which are numerous stories of a social life in Egypt at that time Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie compiles an anthology of stories from early ancient Egyptian papyri 4th to 12th dynasties or 2613BCE to 1802BCE In the first series each of the four chapters Tales of the Magicians The Peasant and the Workman The Shipwrecked Sailor and The Adventures of Sanhat begins with the core story and each is concluded with remarks that outline a brief historical context of the tale s historical era and recent scholarship on extant copies of the story I listened to the Livrivox reading by Timothy Ferguson Some readers unfamiliar with Ancient Egyptian history might find the historical detail overwhelming while other familiar readers should be satisfied Most memorable for me was relative sophistication of the stories all of which vary in completion which may evidence an even longer history of storytelling in world cultures Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection Read in preparation for trip to Egypt Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection Wow Amazing ancient Egyptian literature I think 2018 will be the year I get back to my origins Egyptian Tales The Complete Collection
Egyptian Tales, The Complete Collection By William Matthew Flinders Petrie |
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