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UNINA9910783462503321 |
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Titolo |
Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology / / translated by John L. Foster |
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Austin, TX : , : University of Texas Press, , 2001 |
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0-292-78193-8 |
0-292-79813-X |
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Edizione |
[lst ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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FosterJohn L <1930-2011.> (John Lawrence) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-272). |
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Akhenaten's hymn to the sun -- The tale of the shipwrecked sailor -- Why, just now, must you question your heart -- I love you through the daytimes -- My love is one and only -- Love, how I'd love to slip down to the pond -- Love of you is mixed deep in my vitals -- I think I'll go home and lie very still -- Songs of the birdcatcher's daughter -- The instruction for little Pepi on his way to school -- Longing for Memphis -- Oh, I'm bound downstream on the Memphis Ferry -- Rebuke addressed to a dissipated scribe -- Menna's lament -- The debate between a man tired of life and his soul -- The resurrection of King Unis -- Prayer to the king to rise up -- Hymn to the king as a primordial god -- Hymn to the king as a flash of lightning -- Prayer of the king as a star fading in the dawn -- The prophecy of Neferty -- The testament of Amenemhat -- Two spells -- Spell for causing the beloved to follow after -- Power from the four winds of Heaven -- The greatness of the king -- Prayer of King Ramesses II -- For a portrait of the queen -- Hymn to Osiris -- Hymn to the Nile -- Hymn to the rising sun -- In praise of Amun -- Lament to Amun -- The tale of Sinuhe -- From 'The Leiden hymns' -- The prayers of Pahery -- From the tomb of King Intef -- The harper's song for Inherkhawy -- From 'The eloquent peasant' -- The peasant's eighth complaint -- From 'The maxims of Ptahhotep' -- The Instruction for Merikarê -- The wisdom of Amenemopet -- Epilogue: the immortality of writers -- List of hieroglyphic passages -- Sources of the texts. |
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This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature, including poetry, stories, hymns, prayers & wisdom texts. An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature & its translation, as well as brief information of the authorship & date of each selection, accompany Foster's translations. |
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UNINA9910824140603321 |
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Gardner Lloyd C. <1934-> |
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The case that never dies : the Lindbergh kidnapping / / Lloyd C. Gardner |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2004 |
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©2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (495 p.) |
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Kidnapping - New Jersey - Hopewell |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Sudden Fame -- 2. Betty Gow's Journey -- 3. Mickey Rosner's Game -- 4. Man of Mystery -- 5. Interrogations -- 6. Expert Opinions: Money, Handwriting, and a Ladder -- 7. Confrontations -- 8. In District Attorney Foley's Office -- 9. Mr. Wilentz Builds His Case -- 10. Visions of a Ladder -- 11. The Search for Isidor Fisch -- 12. Judge Trenchard's Courtroom -- 13. Trial by Experts -- 14. Cross Examinations -- 15. The Governor and the Man in the Death House -- 16. The Palate of Mortals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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The Case That Never Dies places the Lindbergh kidnapping, investigation, and trial in the context of the Depression, when many feared the country was on the edge of anarchy. Gardner delves deeply into the aspects of the case that remain confusing to this day, including Lindbergh's dealings with crime baron Owney Madden, Al Capone's New York counterpart, as well as the inexplicable exploits of John Condon, a retired schoolteacher who became the prosecution's best |
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witness. The initial investigation was hampered by Colonel Lindbergh, who insisted that the police not attempt to find the perpetrator because he feared the investigation would endanger his son's life. He relented only when the child was found dead. After two years of fruitless searching, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German immigrant, was discovered to have some of the ransom money in his possession. Hauptmann was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death. Throughout the book, Gardner pays special attention to the evidence of the case and how it was used and misused in the trial. Whether Hauptmann was guilty or not, Gardner concludes that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of first-degree murder. Set in historical context, the book offers not only a compelling read, but a powerful vantage point from which to observe the United States in the 1930's as well as contemporary arguments over capital punishment. |
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