The Gift of the Nile: Hellenizing Egypt from Aeschylus to Alexander Volume 8
(Part of the Classics and Contemporary Thought Series)
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The Egyptians mesmerized the ancient Greeks for scores of years. The Greek literature and art of the classical period are especially thick with representations of Egypt and Egyptians. Yet despite numerous firsthand contacts with Egypt, Greek writers constructed their own Egypt, one that differed in significant ways from actual Egyptian history, society, and culture. Informed by recent work on orientalism and colonialism, this book unravels the significance...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520228200
ISBN13:9780520228207
Release Date:September 2001
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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