{"product_id":"popular-stories-of-ancient-egypt-gaston-maspero-9780195173352","title":"Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt","description":"The tales of ancient Egypt have for centuries delighted and spurred the imagination of anyone who loves a good story, yet sadly, many of these tales have fallen into obscurity over the years. Now these stories have been brought back to life for a new generation of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen first published in 1882, the folktales collected in \u003cem\u003ePopular Stories of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e comprised the first anthology of ancient Egyptian narratives ever to be compiled into book form. The culmination of a life's work by Gaston Maspero, a towering figure of nineteenth-century Egyptology, it presented a wealth of information on Egyptian culture, language, history, and society. Since its publication, additional texts have been discovered, deciphered, or translated into modern languages. The present collection is made up of twenty-four tales gleaned from countless ancient written sources, and from a variety of historical periods. It contains some of the most ancient folktales in existence, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Tale of the Two Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, thought to be the oldest in the world. Other stories include \u003cem\u003eKing Khufui and the Magicians\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lamentations of the Fellah\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shipwrecked Sailor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Adventure of Satni-Khamois with the Mummies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Doomed Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Rhampsinitus\u003c\/em\u003e. This edition contains a new Foreword that introduces Maspero and describes his work, and provides for the first time extensive identifications of the ancient stories in terms of international tale-types and motifs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCertain to be of interest to folklorists, this classic collection will also amuse parents, students, storytellers, and anyone who enjoys authentic folk wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaston Maspero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019517335X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195173352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.08w x 1.14d","brand":"Gaston Maspero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131242082559,"sku":"9780195173352","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00ba5098-91f3-419e-8c8d-1739ab0f60f9.jpg?v=1687473774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popular-stories-of-ancient-egypt-gaston-maspero-9780195173352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}