Ancient Egyptian Literature

obligatory courses

Ability to communicate in 'congress' languages.

Classroom

History of the ancient Egyptian literature of the Old and Middle Kingdoms.

History of the ancient Egyptian literature of the Old and Middle Kingdoms.

The aim of this lecture is the presentation of ancient Egyptian literature and its terminology. It covers the history of literature and focuses especially on the genres typical for each period. It also takes account of the literary motives present in Egyptian texts.

Students prepare the short papers and read the translations of the Egyptian literary texts.

J. Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Atlanta 2015

H. Brunner, Grundzüge einer Geschichte der altägyptischen Literatur, Darmstadt 1980;

G. Burkard, H. J. Thissen, Einführung in die altägyptische Literaturgeschichte I. Altes und Mittleres Reich, Münster – Hamburg - London 2003 (Einführungen und Quellentexte zur Ägyptologie 1);

A. Loprieno (wyd.), Ancient Egyptian Literature. History and Forms, (PÄ 10) Leiden/New York/Köln 1996;

N. Strudwick, Texts from the Pyramid Age, Atlanta 2005

In Polish:

T. Andrzejewski, Opowiadania egipskie, Warszawa 1958.

J. Lipińska (red.), Tajemnice papirusów, Wrocław, Warszawa, Kraków 2005.

The student should:

Knowledge:

- have the knowledge of the literature and writings of Ancient Egypt; mention and describe the most important texts of Ancient Egypt;

- know the state of research in the given field of Ancient Egypt;

Skills:

- find, analyze and use the data from different sources;

- be able to read, analyze and make commentary to the literary texts and other texts;

- be able to compare the literary texts and see the connections with other kind of cultural material;

Competence:

- understand the need of learning during the life.

Semester assessment

- Attendance control,

- Continuous assessment,

- Papers,

- Reading of the translations of the Egyptian literary texts.