Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt

R. B. Parkinson

Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2010

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The Middle Kingdom (c 1940-1640 BC) was a golden age of Ancient Egyptian writing. This book studies this literary legacy. It reassesses the Middle Kingdom poems' cultural role, drawing on studies of the individual texts. It explores literature's status as a differentiated form of discourse, suggesting what social practices made its role possible.

ISBN-13
9781845537708
ISBN-10
184553770X
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-12-30
Pages
416
Dimensions
239x156x29
Weight
642