Description: Writing, Violence, and the Military : Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1 BCE), Hardcover by Allon, Niv, ISBN 0198841620, ISBN-13 9780198841623, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 'Writing, Violence, and the Military' takes representations of reading and writing in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (ca. 1 BCE) as its point of departure, asking how patrons of art conceptualized literacy and how in turn they positioned themselves with respect to it. Exploring statuary and tomb art through the prism of self-representation and group formation, it makes three claims. Firstly, that the elite of this period held a variety of notions regarding literacy, among which violence and memory are most prominent. Secondly, that among the Eighteenth Dynasty elite, literacy found its strongest advocates among men whose careers brought them to engage with the military, either as military officials or as civil administrators who accompanied the army beyond the borders of Egypt. Finally, that Haremhab - the General in Chief who later ascended the throne - voiced unique views regarding literacy that arose from his career as an elite military official, and thus from his social world. 0Consequently, imagesof reading and writing allow us to study literacy with regard to those who commissioned them, and to consider these patrons' roles in changing conceptualizations. Throughout their different formulations, these representations call for a discussion on literacy in relation to self-representation and to art's role in society. They also invite us to reconsider our own approach to literacy and its significance in ancient times.
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Book Title: Writing, Violence, and the Military : Images of Literacy in Eight
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Writing, Violence, and the Military : Images of Literacy in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt (1550- 1295 BCE)
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: Archaeology, Literacy, Military
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Author: Niv Allon
Item Length: 8.6 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Hardcover
