Philology and the Appropriation of the World: Champollion's Hieroglyphs

by Markus Messling

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This book sheds new light on the work of Jean-François Champollion by uncovering a constellation of epistemological, political, and material conditions that made his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs possible. Champollion's success in understanding hieroglyphs, first published in his Lettre à M. Dacier in 1822, is emblematic for the triumphant achievements of comparative philology during the 19th Century. In its attempt to understand humanity...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:3031128931

ISBN13:9783031128936

Release Date:April 2023

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:187 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"

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