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This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as The Man Who Was Tired of Life or The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba (or Soul). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text’s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.

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'Resuming the above we may state that Allen’s book represents the current state of research on the text of the Debate between a Man and His Soul'. Basel, September 2012 Matthias MÜLLER

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Contents Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Epigraphic Analysis Chapter Three: Philological Analysis Chapter Four: Grammatical Analysis Chapter Five: Stylistic Analysis Chapter Six: Textual Analysis

The Debate Between a Man and His Soul: A Masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian Literature

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 20/12/2010
      ISBN13: 9789004193031, 978-9004193031
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as The Man Who Was Tired of Life or The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba (or Soul). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text’s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.

      Trade Review
      'Resuming the above we may state that Allen’s book represents the current state of research on the text of the Debate between a Man and His Soul'. Basel, September 2012 Matthias MÜLLER

      Table of Contents
      Contents Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Epigraphic Analysis Chapter Three: Philological Analysis Chapter Four: Grammatical Analysis Chapter Five: Stylistic Analysis Chapter Six: Textual Analysis

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