Literary Works From Ancient Egypt

The idea of rebellion was treated by each of the authors by the three articles Cairo: my city, our revolution, Lolita in Tehran and Persepolis two. The author of Cairo: my city, our revolution talks about how Egypt is protesting about their country. And the author of Lolita in Tehran talks about the result of Iran taking over their country. And the author of Persepolis two talks about how women should dress.

Ancient Egypt was a captivating and intricate civilization. Over the years, historians have found it easier to study this civilization, rather than other historical civilizations, because the Egyptians went through great lengths to record their history. Besides being decent record keepers, they were very religious, and “ahead of their time,” due to their technological and economic breakthroughs. Because of the aspects of this culture, it has to be one of the greatest civilizations of the world.

If this document was intended to be private, only the government officials would have access to The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant. Since court cases were written down, it is possible that Egyptians wanted to reflect on punishments in order to adapt to issues in the future.

The Eloquent Peasant illustrates the key, reoccurring theme found in Egypt's pessimistic literature in a unique and specific way. Commonly found in this kind of literature is the idea of the world being “flipped upside-down”, where the gods do not listen to the people and the rich suffer while the poor rule. Rather than be present throughout Egypt, the stress in relationships with the gods on having a personal bond that people needed to strive for and had responsibility over to have a good afterlife. While the setting of the Peasant is not as intensely graphic as the bloodied and corpse-filled Nile as illustrated in The Admonitions of Ipuwer, the entropy of Ma'at not being fulfilled by the elites of society still showed a kind of chaos and

In the book Exile and the Kingdom written by French author Camus, the biggest tension of the stories was to be exiled or to have the kingdom, as it was suggested by the title. One of the stories in the collection, The Guest, illustrated this tension perfectly. It told the story of a teacher in Arab, whose job was to teach and distribute food to the poor, had been commanded to send an Arab, who murdered his brother, to Tinguit and be executed. After he gave the Arab appropriate hospitality instead of treating the Arab as a prisoner, the teacher let the Arab to choose whether to prison go or to free himself. The action of the teacher of this scene was detailedly depicted from Page 84,started with “Daru surveyed the two direction…”, to Page 86, ended with “… In this vast country he had loved so much, he was alone.” This text is the key to understand Daru’s dilemma because it explicitly marked Daru’s character and climaxed his action of treating the Arab. It can been seen that although Daru had the freedom to remain neutral by letting the Arab chose his life, he was hesitated and uncertain about his action led by the freedom. Moreover, because he freed himself from choosing the Arab’s life, Daru was, nevertheless, imprisoned by his action and left alone by the country where he was born and raised.

The tale One Thousand and One Nights, also known as Arabian Nights is best known for its frame tale organization and its scandalous tales that shocked and captured the European population’s attention during the 18th century, but it is the morals within the story that of are worth noting. In the tale Shahrazad, the daughter of the king’s vizier, tells stories to king Shahrayar in hopes of prolonging the lives of her fellow citizens and hopefully bringing the king to his senses. Her tales all hold a subliminal message that is meant to teach the king that his current behavior is unacceptable and harming both his citizens and himself. The dangers of jealousy and revenge, the pitfalls of greed and the wonders of mercy are just some of the morals that her tales portray. Examples of these themes can be seen in the stories of the three old men and the overall tale of the merchant and the demon.

One clear depiction of an aspect of Egyptian social life in “The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant” is a high regard for the arts and wisdom, as seen through the king’s appreciation of a peasant’s eloquence and a longing to hear more of his speeches (30). Additionally, the fact that

Jan Assmann, the famous Egyptologist, covers the essence of researching Egyptian theology in his classic work Theologie und Frömmigkeit einer frühen Hochkultur. Translated to English under the title “The search for God in Ancient Egypt”, the book tackles the complex goal of investigating Egyptian Theology and offers Assman’s scholarly theories on Egyptology. With that said, the focus of the book shifts away from the study of Egyptian deities and mythology but centers rather around the implication of divinity at a societal and individual level. Overviews of theology and piety take precedence over the specific practices and technical beliefs of Egyptian religion, though the latter is also heavily discussed to better elaborate on the former’s context.

When Cleopatra came out in 1963, it was running on the budget of $44 million ($297 in 2007 dollars). The movie follows Cleopatra VII, last queen and monarch of Ancient Egypt from 48 BCE (allying with Caesar) to her suicide in 31 BCE. Cleopatra was born in 69 BCE to Ptolemy XII and an unknown mother and she would later inherit the throne along with her brother Ptolemy XIII when her father died in 51 BCE. Her brother had gotten Cleopatra to leave Egypt the same Caesar came chasing his rival Pompey into Egypt. They crossed paths and became allies against Ptolemy XIII, getting Cleopatra’s power as the sole queen back along with a son, Caesarion. After Caesar’s assassination in 44 BCE, Cleopatra was brought back to Rome 3 years later and had an

The novel, Midaq Alley, written by Naguib Mahfouz, tells the story of various characters living in a poor alley in Egypt during World War I. Of all the people in Midaq Alley, Hamida is the one who lusts most for an escape from tradition and poverty. She despises her traditional culture, and longs for a life free from the social and cultural constraints that fall upon her. Hamida is introduced as a strong character; however, the temptation of modernization guides her towards a more enticing lifestyle. Hamida’s character portrays how easy it is for one to abandon their culture, traditions and values.

St. Gabriel is a messenger angel who appeared in both the Old and New Testaments. Gabriel is believed to have taught Moses to write the Book of Genesis, told Saints Joachim and Anne about the conception of the Virgin Mary, appeared to Zachariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist and revealed the coming of the Savior to Daniel. His best known message was when he appeared to Mary to deliver the news that she was to bear the son of God. He also appeared to St. Joseph in a dream and told him that he should not divorce

Ancient Egyptian art is painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts constructed by the civilization of ancient Egypt in the lower Nile River from 3000 BC. Ancient Egyptian artist tried to idealize the universe, not as it actually existed, but more enduring and lasting symbols. They tended to portray life and people as they wished them to be and not how they actually are. The artist followed certain rules or styles that made it unique and unmistakable. Most of the art was influenced by religion, mainly the belief in life after death. Most statues were meant to glorify and a physical representation of the Gods (including the Pharaoh) and Goddesses. Male statues was made darker in color than female statues. Sculpture and paintings were very precise and strictly followed. Human figures followed a specific pattern; the heads were viewed from the side while the body was viewed from the front. The artists used this style to preserve order and stability, and the current relationship between the king, people, and gods. They also used this type of style to dedicate to ensuring safety and happiness in the next life. The standard Egyptian tombs was a rectangular brick or stone structure with sloping sides build over an underground burial chamber. The Old Kingdom statues survived all those years because they fulfilled an important function in Egyptian tombs as substitute abodes for ka (the immortal human life force). Although the characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art has been

Ancient Egyptian art is amongst the most well known, with long lasting styles in history. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians created magnificent havens for the divine beings they revered and monumental pyramids for the remains of their rulers. The Egyptians considered their ruler to to be both mortal and divine with great spiritual power. Out of all the works commissioned over three centuries of Egyptian rule, may of them were dedicated to their kings, to honor their lives in the forms of monuments, statutes, and tombs to serve their god-kings’ eternal home in the afterlife. One of the works recovered from around 1250 BCE was the head and upper torsi of a great Egyptian pharaoh, Seti I. The bust of Seti I shows those studying and analyzing Egyptian culture the divine kingship in this society and the intertwining of religion and politics.

The novel often talks about the setting, time and theme in Egyptian culture through stories of various characters. The culture describes in the novel restricts the readers’ views on

It wasn't me, I wouldn't, I couldn't specially to you my powerful master, my master you trusted me with your bountiful riches I did all you asked. Two very broad-shouldered guards with rippling muscles attached to their arms drug the smaller palace servant. These tunic covered men made the earth shake at every step. Joseph cried out in a complete, utter despair of being ripped away from the something good in his life for the second time. Why he cried why have you left me, god all I am, cursed by everyone. The dark, cold cobblestone rubbed against the needs of Joseph as he was dragged closer and closer to the place that he thought God's love would not stretch and his condemning mindset. The great large splintered wooden door with bars made of