Imagining the past : historical fiction in New Kingdom Egypt /

"Five hundred years before Homer immortalized the Trojan Horse, the ancient Egyptians had already composed a tale of soldiers hiding Ali Baba-like in baskets to capture a besieged city. Shortly after the rise to power of the warrior pharaoh Ramesses II ("the Great"), Egyptian authors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Manassa, Colleen
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2013] ©2013
Subjects:	Historical fiction, Egyptian > History and criticism. Egyptian literature > History and criticism. Egyptian literature > Translations into English. Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. Littérature égyptienne ancienne > Histoire et critique. Égypte > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C. LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Ancient & Classical. Civilization Egyptian literature Egypt To 332 B.C. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Translations
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Table of Contents:

1. Intimations of an earlier age : history and fiction in New Kingdom Egypt
2. The quarrel of Apepi and Seqenenre
3. The capture of Joppa
4. Thutmose III in Asia
5. The Libyan battle story
6. A thematic survey of New Kingdom historical fiction
Appendix 1: BM EA 10185 (P. Sallier I)
Appendix 2: BM EA 10060 (P. Harris 500)
Appendix 3: P. Turin 1940+1941
Appendix 4: P. Louvre N3136.