The debate between a man and his soul [[electronic resource] ] : a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian literature / / by James Allen

• Autore: Allen James P. <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 893.11; 893/.11
• Soggetto topico: Egyptian poetry - History and criticism; Eschatology, Egyptian
• Note generali: Includes a transliteration of the original text with English translation.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Epigraphic Analysis -- Chapter Three: Philological Analysis -- Chapter Four: Grammatical Analysis -- Chapter Five: Stylistic Analysis -- Chapter Six: Textual Analysis -- Appendix One: The Text -- Appendix Two: Versification -- Appendix Three: oGARDINER 369 -- Appendix Four: Sign List -- Appendix Five: Lexicon and Grammar -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs and Hieroglyphic Transcription.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as The Man Who Was Tired of Life or The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba (or Soul ). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text’s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.
• Titolo autorizzato: The debate between a man and his soul
• ISBN: 1-283-85642-5; 90-04-19306-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826943403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; ; v. 44. . 1566-2055