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Tyldesley, by painstakingly analysing the myths and therefore the beliefs, of the ancient population, endeavours to get under the skin of Egyptian life ... befuddling myth-stories are clarified (Bettany Hughes The Times )
Required reading for Egypt's imaginative tour guides (The Sunday Times )
her great strength is her story-telling (Sunday Telegraph )
Required reading for Egypt's imaginative tour guides (The Sunday Times )
her great strength is her story-telling (Sunday Telegraph )
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'This readable anthology is a good introduction to a civilization that fascinates like few others ... in this book there are animals who talk, princesses who are locked up at the top of towers, wicked stepmothers and many other themes ... An enjoyable book by a skilled author' Financial Times
The civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years. What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs - and how different were they from ours? Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt uses Egypt's vivid narratives to create a panorama of its history, from the earliest settlers to the time of Cleopatra.
Gathered from pyramid texts, archaeological finds and contemporary documents, these stories cover everything from why the Nile flooded annually to Egyptian beliefs about childbirth and what happened after death. They show us what life was really like for rich and poor, man and woman, farmer and pharaoh.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt brings a long-dead culture back to life.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The picture in the Amazon page doesn't do this book justice, it's a beautiful edition printed on very high quality paper with some fantastic illustrations which really brig some of these stories to life.
The writer focuses on primary sources which was refreshing. When I heard about this book I was worried it would be a silly rehash of "mummy" stories and Tutankhamun excavation myths. It is in fact much more academic in tone, but nonetheless very readable. I would say the myths and legends title is a little misleading as the content seems more about history and social history.
The writer focuses on primary sources which was refreshing. When I heard about this book I was worried it would be a silly rehash of "mummy" stories and Tutankhamun excavation myths. It is in fact much more academic in tone, but nonetheless very readable. I would say the myths and legends title is a little misleading as the content seems more about history and social history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Joyce Tyldesley expands on her previous book "Tales from Ancient Egypt" to great effect. Translating herself she re tells the stories so they flow in English. An excellent book with interesting and relevant photographs taken by her husband Steteven Snape. As well as the contents being excellent the cover is exceptionally effective as well as being attractive.
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I used it for a magazine article and needed some original texts to be translated in Dutch.
It's a good first guide for anyone who wants to study the ancient Egyptian way of thinking
It's a good first guide for anyone who wants to study the ancient Egyptian way of thinking
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