Love Lyrics of Ancient Egypt
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807821594 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 101 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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a must Steadfast beautiful book! It's become an amazing collection to my ancient Egypt library. "A good choice among few options" according to M. J. Smith. My introduction to the love poetry of Egypt came in a course on the Song of Songs (aka Song of Solomon) which used as a text Michael Fox's The Song of Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs. Ms. Fowler has translated these poems with philogical assistance from Fox. The result is a very readable translation - enjoyable on it's own. However, I found myself going back to Fox for the background to truly understand some of the poems - the cultural chasm and the passage of time eroded the meaning of the poems . Friend of Ancient Egypt said A Little Ancient Love. Literature on the subject of love is minute compared to the vast amount of writings we have from this lost civilization. It's interesting to note that these poems were by young lovers. In Egypt this translates to the VERY youthful (early teens). The poems, though, are obviously written by a mature and artistic hand; a literate hand, since writing was a high-status occupation known only to an elite class. This makes their content even more intriguing from a human perspective.The allusions to anatomy, "When y
But a collection of papyri, dating to the latter half of the New Kingdom (ca. These vibrant love poems, purported to be by boys and girls perhaps as young as thirteen or fourteen years of age, are remarkable for their innocent sensuousness. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.. 1305-1080 B.C.), presents us with delicate love lyrics that dispel any such illusion. They preserve the charm of a long-lost civilization, while making it possible for readers to appreciate one aspect of that culture in our time and through our language. Originally published in 1994.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. Combining her notable skills as a translator and a poet, Barbara Fowler provides the first accurate translation of these love lyrics into modern English-lan
Translator Fowler has, in general, made these ancient works accessible without burdening them with notes. / Her hair is lapis lazuli, / her arms more precious than gold." The innocent sexuality of these poems is a sheer delight. Pat Monaghan. The poems' young lovers predominantly rely on natural imagery to praise each other: a man is "a steed / belonging to the king, / the choicest of a thousand, / the stables' very prince," while a woman is praised as having a "neck like a swan's, / her breast is whiter than sand. From Booklist There is a cha