Living forever :  self-presentation in ancient Egypt / 
edited by Hussein Bassir. 
 - Cairo ;  New York :  American University in Cairo Press,  (c)2019. 
 - 1 online resource (xxviii, 272 pages ):  illustrations, map. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Egyptian self-presentation dynamics and strategies /  Self-presentation in the early dynasties /  Self-presentation in the Fourth Dynasty /  Self-presentation in the late Old Kingdom /  Self-presentation in the Eleventh Dynasty /  Self presentation in the Twelfth Dynasty /  Self-presentation in the Second Intermediate Period /  Self-presentation in the Eighteenth Dynasty /  Self-presentation in the Ramesside Period /  Self-Presentation in the Third Intermediate Period /  Self-presentation in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty /  Self-presentation in the Late Dynastic Period /  Women's self-presentation in Pharaonic Egypt /Mariam Ayad --  Traditions of Egyptian self-presentation /  Christopher Eyre --  Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia --  Hend Sherbiny --  Hanna Vymazalová --  Renata Landgráfová --  Ronald Leprohon --  R. Gareth Roborts --  Hana Navratilova --  Colleen Manassa Darnell --  Roberto B. Gozzoli --  Jeremy Pope --  Damien Agut-Labordère --  Hussein Bassir. 
<br/><br/> "Self-presentation is the oldest and most common component of ancient Egyptian high culture. It arose in the context of private tomb records, where the character and role of an individual--invariably a well-to-do non-royal elite official or administrator--were presented purposefully: published by inscription and image, to a contemporary audience and to posterity. Living Forever: Self-Presentation in Ancient Egypt looks at how and why non-royal elites in ancient Egypt represented themselves, through language and art, on monuments, tombs, stelae, and statues, and in literary texts, from the Early Dynastic Period to the Thirtieth Dynasty. Bringing together essays by international Egyptologists and archaeologists from a range of backgrounds, the chapters in this volume offer fresh insight into the form, content, and purpose of ancient Egyptian presentations of the self. Applying different approaches and disciplines, they explore how these self-representations, which encapsulated a discourse with gods and men alike, yield rich historical and sociological information, provide examples of ancient rhetorical devices and repertoire, and shed light on notions of the self and collective memory in ancient Egypt."-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781617979620 9781617979637 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Self-presentation--History--Egypt--To 1500.<br/>Self-presentation in literature.<br/>Self-presentation in art.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT61  / .L585 2019