title: Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology
author: John L. Foster
description: This exceptional sampling of one of the world's most ancient literatures offers more than 40 hymns, stories, prayers, and songs revolving around religion, the Pharaohs, life, death, love, and more. The literary translation presents a critical reading of the ancient texts rather than a strict literal rendering. We do not know for certain how to pronounce the language as it was spoken 3000 to 4000 years ago, but Foster (research associate, Oriental Inst., Chicago) includes a number of poems in their original hieroglyphs, adding an exotic touch. The introduction to ancient Egyptian literature, as well as information about the authorship and chronology of each selection, helps to place the works in context. An excellent glossary explains many of the ancient concepts for the modern reader, who will discover that the splendor of Pharaonic visual art of which we know and see plenty has its parallel in literature. Highly recommended for all literary collections, this is also of interest to comprehensive collections of Egyptology, Near Eastern history, world literature in translation, and religion. Ali Houissa, Cornell Univ. Lib., Ithaca, NY <br />Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  A COMPANION TO
  
  
  ANCIENT EGYPT
  
  
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  Alan B. Lloyd
  
  
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  BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD
  
  
  This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of
  ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes
  in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty
  concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of
  specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocat