Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection.(Book Review)

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection. By RICHARD B. PARKINSON. New York: CONTINUUM. Pp. xxii + 393. [pounds sterling]95.

The study of Egyptian literature has made a great deal of progress in the last few years. Especially in regard to Middle Kingdom literature, there has been a clear tendency towards general interpretations going beyond the editing and providing of commentary for single compositions. Within this line of research, the book reviewed here certainly represents a landmark. It is the first monograph devoted to an integral study and ...

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