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The 1948 first edition, published by Harvill Press, was among the first to translate Egyptian stories into modern English without ye olde archaic affectation. In this second edition, four stories have been added and some revisions in translation have been made. The 22 stories are from ancient, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Muslim Egypt. Names and allusions are explained in footnotes. There is no index or bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Land of Enchanters, Bernard Lewis, Stanley Mayer Burstein
- Language
- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Land of Enchanters
- Subtitle
- Egyptian Short Stories from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bernard Lewis, Stanley Mayer Burstein
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Publishers
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 196
- ISBN10
- 1558762671
- ISBN13
- 9781558762671
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Literary Studies, USA, Stories, Culture and Society, Africa, Anthropology, Literary Criticism, Egypt
- Rating
- 4.35 out of 5
- Description
- The 1948 first edition, published by Harvill Press, was among the first to translate Egyptian stories into modern English without ye olde archaic affectation. In this second edition, four stories have been added and some revisions in translation have been made. The 22 stories are from ancient, Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Muslim Egypt. Names and allusions are explained in footnotes. There is no index or bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR