The Tale of Sinuhe and other ancient Egyptian poems, 1940-1640 BC

IF 0.6 3区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY JOURNAL OF EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI:10.2307/3822228
R. Parkinson
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The Middle Kingdom (c.1940-1640 BC) was the golden age of Egyptian fictional literature. "The Tale of Sinuhe", acclaimed as the masterpiece of Egyptian poetry, tells of a courtier's adventures after he flees Egypt, his failure to find a meaningful life abroad, and his eventual return to the security of his homeland. Other works include stories of fantastic wonders from the court of the builder of the Great Pyramid, a lyrical dialogue between a man and his soul on the nature of death and the problem of suffering, and teachings about the nature of virtue and wisdom, one of which is bitterly spoken from the grave by the assassinated king Amenemhat I, founder of the Twelfth Dynasty. These new translations draw on recent advances in Egyptology. A general introduction discusses the historical context, the nature of poetry, and the role of literature in ancient Egyptian culture. A full set of notes explicates allusions, details of mythology, and place-names. They provide a literary reading to enable these poems, aimed to speak to the future, to entertain and instruct the modern reader, as they did their original audiences three-and-a-half thousand years ago.
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西努赫的故事和其他古埃及诗歌,公元前1940-1640年
中王国时期(公元前1940-1640年)是埃及小说文学的黄金时期。《西努赫的故事》被誉为埃及诗歌的杰作,讲述了一位朝臣逃离埃及后的冒险经历,他在国外没有找到有意义的生活,最终回到了安全的祖国。其他作品包括大金字塔建造者宫廷里的奇妙奇迹故事,一个人与他的灵魂之间关于死亡本质和痛苦问题的诗意对话,以及关于美德和智慧本质的教导,其中一条是被暗杀的第十二王朝的创始人,国王阿蒙内姆哈特一世在坟墓里痛苦地说的。这些新译本借鉴了埃及学的最新进展。一般介绍讨论的历史背景,诗歌的性质,文学在古埃及文化中的作用。一套完整的注释说明了典故、神话的细节和地名。他们提供了一种文学阅读,使这些诗歌能够面向未来,娱乐和指导现代读者,就像他们在3500年前对原来的听众一样。
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