Ancient Egyptian Animal Fables : Tree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice / / Jennifer Miyuki Babcock

• Autore: Babcock Jennifer Miyuki
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Disciplina: 760/.04498414
• Soggetto topico: Fables, Egyptian; Animals in art; Anthropomorphism in art
• Note generali: This book examines the depictions of anthropomorphised animals found on ostraca and papyri from Deir el-Medina and considers their narrative and artistic purpose within the religious environment of New Kingdom Thebes.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction to the Materials -- 2 Artists and Audience: Deir el-Medina and Its Inhabitants -- 3 Understanding Ancient Egyptian Aesthetic Value -- 4 Constructing Visual Narratives in Ancient Egypt -- 5 Animal Fables and Their Purpose -- 6 Contextualizing the Egyptian Imagination: Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix: Catalogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes’s religious environment. This book examines the purpose of animal fables, drawing cross cultural and temporal comparisons to other storytelling and artistic traditions. This publication is also the first thorough art historical treatment of the ostraca and papyri. The drawings’ iconography and aesthetic value are carefully examined, providing further nuance to our understanding of ancient Egyptian art.
• Altri titoli varianti: Tree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice
• Titolo autorizzato: Ancient Egyptian Animal Fables
• ISBN: 9789004466951; 9789004466944
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910862091603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; ; 128.