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Myth Egypt Hieroglyphs to Europe . Iversen . Princeton Mythos Series 18
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- ISBN
- 9780691021249
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691021244
ISBN-13
9780691021249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
590070
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
184 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Myth of Egypt and Its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Civilization, Archaeology, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
93-019325
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"This book traces the complex ways in which the idea of Egypt was totally altered by the new Renaissance ideas . . . The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs gives one the thrill that can only come from an erudite study suddenly making sense of the scattered and disconnected pieces of information the reader might have, from connections that spring to mind and illuminate much." -- Bibliotheque d'humanisme et Renaissance, This book traces the complex ways in which the idea of Egypt was totally altered by the new Renaissance ideas . . . The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs gives one the thrill that can only come from an erudite study suddenly making sense of the scattered and disconnected pieces of information the reader might have, from connections that spring to mind and illuminate much.
Dewey Edition
19
Series Volume Number
61
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
493.1
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Erik Iversen describes the powerful effect of the "myth of Egypt," particularly Egyptian hieroglyphs, on European literature, art, religion, and philosophy. This is the story of a creative misunderstanding: an erroneous interpretation of the traditions of ancient Egypt became a rich source of inspiration for Europeans from ancient times through the medieval and Renaissance periods to the Baroque era. The misguided notion that hieroglyphs were allegorical, and that they constituted a sacred writing of ideas, exerted a dynamic influence in almost all fields of intellectual and artistic endeavor, as did conceptions of Egypt as the venerable home of true wisdom and of occult and mystic knowledge. The Baroque Piazza Navona in Rome, for instance, is only one of the many great public spaces that center on an Egyptian obelisk and an attempt to read its mysterious signs. Iversen begins by discussing the nature of Egyptian writing. Then he explains, in detail and with apposite illustrations and quotations, the ways in which Europeans tried to understand and use the hieroglyphs. A final chapter sets Jean Fran ois Champollion's decipherment of the hieroglyphs into a vividly reconstructed historical context., Erik Iversen describes the powerful effect of the "myth of Egypt," particularly Egyptian hieroglyphs, on European literature, art, religion, and philosophy. This is the story of a creative misunderstanding: an erroneous interpretation of the traditions of ancient Egypt became a rich source of inspiration for Europeans from ancient times through the medieval and Renaissance periods to the Baroque era. The misguided notion that hieroglyphs were allegorical, and that they constituted a sacred writing of ideas, exerted a dynamic influence in almost all fields of intellectual and artistic endeavor, as did conceptions of Egypt as the venerable home of true wisdom and of occult and mystic knowledge. The Baroque Piazza Navona in Rome, for instance, is only one of the many great public spaces that center on an Egyptian obelisk and an attempt to read its mysterious signs. Iversen begins by discussing the nature of Egyptian writing. Then he explains, in detail and with apposite illustrations and quotations, the ways in which Europeans tried to understand and use the hieroglyphs. A final chapter sets Jean François Champollion's decipherment of the hieroglyphs into a vividly reconstructed historical context.
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