Niebuhr in Egypt : European Science in a Biblical World PDF
by Roger H Guichard
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When Roger H. Guichard Jr. discovered a French translation of the works of Carsten Niebuhr, sole survivor of the 1761-1767 Royal Danish Expedition to the Yemen, he was astounded. 'They were not just another dry account of one man's travels, but represented the record of a serious intellectual enterprise involving Enlightenment science, sacred philology, the Bible as history, 'Orientalism', Egyptology, and discovery'.
Having translated them from French to English, and then cross-referenced his translations with the original German texts, 'Niebuhr in Egypt' is not, as one might expect, simply a presentation of his translation.
Instead Guichard offers his readers an account of the expedition's year in Egypt, with lengthy excursions into the several subplots- Enlightenment science, the Bible as history, and Egyptology - that he found so engaging in the original works.
This is not a scholarly work but would appeal to anyone with an interest in any of the areas mentioned or simply to anyone interested in this country's past and present.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:362 pages
- Publisher:The Lutterworth Press
- Publication Date:26/06/2014
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- ISBN:9780718842208
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:362 pages
- Publisher:The Lutterworth Press
- Publication Date:26/06/2014
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- ISBN:9780718842208