Ancient Egyptian Animal Fables

Tree Climbing Hippos and Ennobled Mice

AvJennifer Miyuki Babcock

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Del 128 i serien Culture and History of the Ancient Near East

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Beskrivning

One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes’s religious environment. This book examines the purpose of animal fables, drawing cross cultural and temporal comparisons to other storytelling and artistic traditions.This publication is also the first thorough art historical treatment of the ostraca and papyri. The drawings’ iconography and aesthetic value are carefully examined, providing further nuance to our understanding of ancient Egyptian art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-25
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:488 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004466944

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Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Jennifer Miyuki Babcock, Ph.D. (2014), Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Fashion Institute of Technology and Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute in New York City. In her current research and publications, she is investigating the different visual manifestations of deities and the fluid nature of visual narrative construction in ancient Egyptian art.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of Figures1 Introduction to the Materials2 Artists and Audience: Deir el-Medina and Its Inhabitants3 Understanding Ancient Egyptian Aesthetic Value4 Constructing Visual Narratives in Ancient Egypt5 Animal Fables and Their Purpose6 Contextualizing the Egyptian Imagination: Concluding ThoughtsAppendix: CatalogueBibliographyIndex