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Author: Nicole Horejsi Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442647140 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 291
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Advocating a revised history of the eighteenth-century novel, Novel Cleopatras showcases the novel's origins in ancient mythology, its relation to epic narrative, and its connection to neoclassical print culture. Novel Cleopatras also rewrites the essential role of women writers in history who were typically underestimated as active participants of neoclassical culture, often excluded from the same schools that taught their brothers Greek and Latin. However, as author Nicole Horejsi reveals, a number of exceptional middle-class women were actually serious students of the classics. In order to dismiss the idea that women were completely marginalized as neoclassical writers, Horejsi takes up the character of Dido from ancient Greek mythology and her real-life counterpart Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. Together, the legendary Dido and historical Cleopatra serve as figures for the conflation of myth and history. Horejsi contends that turning to the doomed queens who haunted the Roman imagination enabled eighteenth-century novelists to seize the productive overlap among the categories of history, romance, the novel, and even the epic.
Author: Lydia Storm Publisher: ISBN: 9780984795703 Category : Languages : en Pages : 508
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Hidden beneath a veil of incense, inside Egypt's most sacred temple, lies the door to a secret chamber Cleopatra must guard with her life. Within resides an ancient mystery the pharaohs and their high priests, The Keepers of the Light, have protected for thousands of years. But with the rise of Rome's first Emperor, Augustus Caesar, Cleopatra is forced to fight to save her sacred order from the Roman invaders. If she fails, the brutal Emperor will twist the light The Keepers guard into a fierce darkness, laying waste to the world and destroying the harmony of the universe forever. Can she trust another Roman, Marc Antony, the lover who has blinded her with desire, even as Augustus and his legions stand poised at the gates of Alexandria? And will her soul-stirring passion for Antony endure when Cleopatra is forced to sacrifice her life for the secret she is sworn to protect?
Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545389372 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & Mark Antony--the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself, & when war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of all she's ever loved. Forced to build a new life in Octavianus's household in Rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible destinies--until she reaches out to claim her own.This stunning novel brings to life the personalities & passions of one of the greatest dramas in history, & offers a wonderful new heroine in Selene.
Author: Nicole Horejsi Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442647140 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 291
Book Description
Advocating a revised history of the eighteenth-century novel, Novel Cleopatras showcases the novel's origins in ancient mythology, its relation to epic narrative, and its connection to neoclassical print culture. Novel Cleopatras also rewrites the essential role of women writers in history who were typically underestimated as active participants of neoclassical culture, often excluded from the same schools that taught their brothers Greek and Latin. However, as author Nicole Horejsi reveals, a number of exceptional middle-class women were actually serious students of the classics. In order to dismiss the idea that women were completely marginalized as neoclassical writers, Horejsi takes up the character of Dido from ancient Greek mythology and her real-life counterpart Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. Together, the legendary Dido and historical Cleopatra serve as figures for the conflation of myth and history. Horejsi contends that turning to the doomed queens who haunted the Roman imagination enabled eighteenth-century novelists to seize the productive overlap among the categories of history, romance, the novel, and even the epic.
Author: Theodore Ransaw Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 9781469712093 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 115
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“There has never been a time when Egypt was not advanced!” This is an old Roman quote, and the whole bases behind the Sexual Secretes of Cleopatra. Have you ever heard of anyone not interested in Egypt or Cleopatra? If you liked; Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, Karma Sutra, The Yellow Emperor, and Seminal Kung Fu. Unlike other books on relationships, this book focuses on a previously untapped idea of thought, Egyptian Sexuality. Egyptians were not only advanced in science and math; they were also advanced spiritually. To them sex was a spiritual union between two people. Clear concise and easy to understand concepts are the key reading points in Sexual Secretes of Cleopatra. This book is fully illustrated and written in an easy to read U.S.A. Today style format. All key points are in bold face and quickly accessible for people who need to look up just one subject at a time. This book contains information on; Duality. The real difference between men and women. Attraction. Colors and Music. What does what you wear say about you?, How does music affect us? Touch. How to massage your mate. Aroma. The right fragrance can make a difference, how scent affects the brain. Astrology and Numerology. The startling truth about your zodiac sign. Sexual Positions.
Author: Marie Anakee Miczak Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 059517891X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 358
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Lawsonia inermis ver. alba... "henna". How much do you know about this incredible botanical? Was it sensual Mehndi body adornment or Cleopatra's favorite perfume? An aphrodisiac or a treatment for leprosy? An ancient Roman currency or a last right for the dead? This book takes a fascinating look at one of the most popular botanicals of all time. Never before has a book been devoted to henna as a whole. Drawing on botany, archeology, phytomedicine and folkloric history to define the many ambiguities and misconceptions surrounding it, thus presenting for the first time an accurate and complete history of henna. A portion of the proceeds from this book goes to charity and preservation of henna's history. - In extreme depth, henna's medicinal past is revealed. From the papyrus Ebers to the writings of Galen, discover henna's uses in all of the major Old World medicines. -Did you know henna has some of the most fragrant flowers on earth? Learn why women became addicted to them and the shocking basis for their allure. - Think you know the full story concerning henna body art? Think again. Find out how its history was manufactured in the 19th and 20th century to cover its true origins.
Author: Steven Siebert Publisher: Forge Books ISBN: 1466807571 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 459
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Dan Rawlins, a world-famous archaeologist working out of New York's Metropolitan Museum, asks his assistant to find half of an Egyptian ankh in the museum's collection. But she disappears, only to turn up murdered. The relic is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Jacinda El-Bahri, a Mossad agent, is on the run in Cairo after stealing the other half of the ankh from a powerful terrorist. Known as Salameh, he plans to use the relic's incredible energy to unleash a power of biblical proportions. Across three continents and three thousand years, the struggle to reunite the ancient artifacts rages. And Dan and Jacinda, caught in the throes of an ancient evil, may be the only hope for the modern world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Bob Brier Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1474242944 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 249
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In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 – one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.
Author: Nellie H. Steele Publisher: ISBN: 9781951582234 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Why in the world would her uncle send her a bejeweled golden scarab?When Maggie Edwards opened the mysterious package from her archeologist uncle, Oliver Keene, she had no clue what it was for. At first, she couldn't understand why he had sent her something so obviously valuable when he had never done so before. Then, she read the cryptic note hinting that he was in trouble, and urging her to protect this vital artifact. Arriving to help, her uncle's associate, Henry Turner, takes Maggie on the run for her own protection. Maggie and Henry traverse the globe searching for Ollie while playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game with his kidnappers. Join Maggie on an exhilarating journey from small-town America to London, Cairo and the sands of the Egyptian desert. Will she find Cleopatra's tomb? And can she do it in time to save her uncle and herself?Discover the mystery surrounding the bejeweled golden scarab in Cleopatra's Tomb! Book one in the new, page-turning A Maggie Edwards Adventure series by beloved author Nellie H. Steele.
Author: John Whitehorne Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134932162 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 264
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Although there are many books written about the most famous Cleopatra, this is the only study in English devoted to her less well-known but equally illustrious namesakes. Cleopatras traces the turbulent lives and careers of these historically important women, examining in particular the earlier Macedonian and Ptolemaic Cleopatras, and the impact of their dynastic marriages on the history of the Hellenistic world. John Whitehorne also evaluates current views of Cleopatra VII's dramatic suicide, and considers the evolving political significance of royal women in the last three centuries BC. Clearly and engagingly written, Cleopatras reveals the true significance to the ruling dynasties of the 34 known Cleopatras who were not Cleopatra the Great, and illuminates some fascinating but little-known aspects of ancient Greek and Egyptian history along the way.
Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 1541602935 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 271
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The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name. In The Cleopatras, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women, vividly recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the kingdom’s final centuries before its fall to Rome. The Cleopatras were Greek-speaking descendants of Ptolemy, the general who conquered Egypt alongside Alexander the Great. They were closely related as mothers, daughters, sisters, half-sisters, and nieces. Each wielded absolute power, easily overshadowing their husbands or sons, and all proved to be shrewd and capable leaders. Styling themselves as goddess-queens, the Cleopatras ruled through the canny deployment of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles, and unparalleled wealth. They navigated political turmoil and court intrigues, led armies into battle and commanded fleets of ships, and ruthlessly dispatched their dynastic rivals. The Cleopatras is a fascinating and richly textured biography of seven extraordinary women, restoring these queens to their deserved place among history’s greatest rulers.
Author: Nicole Horejsi
Author: Lydia Storm
Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter
Author: Nicole Horejsi
Author: Theodore Ransaw
Author: Marie Anakee Miczak
Author: Steven Siebert
Author: Bob Brier
Author: Nellie H. Steele
Author: John Whitehorne
Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones