Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt - A Dark Side to Perfection - R.B. Parkinson
7. The Cultural Themes of Literature
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt - A Dark Side to Perfection - R.B. Parkinson
R.B. Parkinson [+]
University of Oxford
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Professor of Egyptology; Fellow of The Queen’s College and formerly Former Assistant Keeper,Ancient Egyptian pharaonic culture in the Department: Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum
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This chapter explores the thematic range to be found in Middle Kingdom literature. Topics include: - theodicy - the ideal of Maat - the 'low' tradition