A Companion to Ancient Egypt
(Sprache: Englisch)
This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope...
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This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization.
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This Companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization.* Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture
* Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts
* Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind
* Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „A Companion to Ancient Egypt “
List of FiguresList of Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Ancient Authors: Abbreviations and Glossary
Reference Works: Abbreviations
Chronology
Maps
>VOLUME I
Part I The Land of Egypt
Part II Historical Narratives
Part III State and economic structures
Part IV The Social Order
VOLUME II
Part V Language and literature
Part VI The Visual Arts
PART VII THE RECEPTION OF EGYPTIAN CULTURE
Autoren-Porträt
Alan B. Lloyd is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University. He is the author of many publications (books, chapters, and articles) on Egyptological and Classical subjects, including a three-volume commentary on Herodotus Book II (1975 - 1985).
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2010, 1. Auflage, 1240 Seiten, mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Maße: 18,5 x 25,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Alan B. Lloyd
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405155981
- ISBN-13: 9781405155984
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Alan Lloyd's edited two-volume Companion to ancient Egyptis a very impressive achievement . . . Wendrich and Lloyd have shown that text and reference books on ancient Egypt can be accessible and interesting and can serve to break traditional boundaries between Egyptology and the related disciplines of Archaeology and Classics, for which they should be heartily congratulated." ( Antiquity , 1 January 2013)"The Companionis a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt ... In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies." ( Near Eastern Archaeology , 2012)
"The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research." (BMCReview, 14 October 2011)
"This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt....it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study." ( Reference Reviews , 2011)
"For anyone interested in ancient Egypt . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 March 2011)
"Part of a highly regarded series, this 2-volume work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the
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time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period." ( Book News Inc, November 2010)
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