Ebook: A Companion to Ancient Egypt Volumes 1&2

V. 2. Language, scripts, and literacy / James P. Allen -- Middle Kingdom literature / Roland Enmarch -- New Kingdom literature / Gerald Moers -- Late Period literature / Kim Ryholt -- Coptic and coptic literature / Leo Dupuydt -- Greek literature in Egypt / A.D. Morrison -- Temple architecture and decorative systems / Penelope Wilson -- Mortuary architecture and decorative systems / Aidan Dodson -- Early dynastic art and iconography / Stan Hendrickx and Frank Förster -- Old Kingdom sculpture / Hourig Sourouzian -- Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom / Rita E. Freed -- New Kingdom sculpture / Betsy M. Bryan -- Late Period sculpture / Edna R. Russmann -- Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian sculpture / Sally-Ann Ashton -- Pharaonic painting through the New Kingdom / Betsy M. Bryan -- Mosaics and paintings in Graeco-Roman Egypt / Helen Whitehouse -- Egyptian art of late antiquity / Thelma K. Thomas -- The reception of Pharaonic Egypt in classical antiquity / Alan B. Lloyd -- The reception of Egypt in Europe / Andrew Bednarski -- The reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt / Michael Cooperson -- Ancient Egypt in the museum ; concepts and constructions / Christina Riggs.;This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture. Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts. Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind. Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context.;V. 1. pt. 1. The land of Egypt -- pt. 2. Historical narratives -- pt. 3. State and economic structures -- pt. 4. The social order -- v. 2. pt. 5. Language and literature -- pt. 6. The visual arts -- pt. 7. The reception of Egyptian culture.;V. 1. The physical context of ancient Egypt / Sarah Parcak -- Prehistory / E. Christiana Koehler -- The early dynastic period / Toby Wilkinson -- The Old Kingdom / Michel Baud -- The first intermediate period and the Middle Kingdom / Harco Willems -- The second intermediate period and the New Kingdom / Ludwig D. Morenz and Lutz Popko -- Libyans and Nubians / Christopher Naunton -- Saites and Persians (664-332) / Olivier Perdu -- The Ptolemaic period / Katelijn Vandorpe -- The Roman period / Livia Capponi -- The Pharaoh and Pharaonic office / Ellen F. Morris -- Administration and law : Pharaonic / Ben Haring -- Administration and law : Graeco-Roman / Jane Rowlandson -- Priests and temples : Pharaonic / Neal Spencer -- Egyptian temples and priests : Graeco-Roman / Willy Clarysse -- The economy : Pharaonic / Christopher Eyre -- The economy : Graeco-Roman / Dennis Kehoe -- Settlements -- Distribution, structure, architecture : Pharaonic / Gregory D. Mumford -- Settlements -- Distribution, structure, architecture : Graeco-Roman / Paola Davoli -- Transport in ancient Egypt / Robert B. Partridge -- Science and technology : Pharaonic / Corinna Rossi -- Science and technology : Alexandrian / T.E. Rihll -- Military institutions and warfare : Pharaonic / Anthony J. Spalinger -- Military institutions and warfare : Graeco-Roman / Nigel Pollard -- Social structure and daily life : Pharaonic / Elizabeth Frood -- Social structure and daily life : Graeco-Roman / Eugene Cruz-Uribe -- Religion in society : Pharaonic / Kasia Szpakowska -- Religion in society : Graeco-Roman / David Frankfurter.