Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt - A Dark Side to Perfection - R.B. Parkinson
4. The Social Context
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
Description
In this chapter, the author looks specifically at the social context of Middle Kingdom poetry. Topics include: - the 'media revolution' and increasing literacy - literary manuscripts in society - individual ownership - known ancient archives and sources - authors and authorship - audience and performance - the literary response and literature as social practice