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Alexandria
A History and Guide
Taschenbuch von E. M. Forster
Sprache: Englisch

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With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built.

In the autumn of 1915, in a 'slightly heroic mood', E.M. Forster arrived in Alexandria, full of lofty ideals as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Yet most of his time was spent exploring 'the magic, antiquity and complexity' of the place in order to cope with living in what he saw as a 'funk-hole'.

Threading 3,000 years of history with vibrant strands of literature and punctuating the narrative with his own experiences, Forster immortalised Alexandria in this book, painting an incomparable portrait of the great city and, inadvertently, himself.
With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built.

In the autumn of 1915, in a 'slightly heroic mood', E.M. Forster arrived in Alexandria, full of lofty ideals as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Yet most of his time was spent exploring 'the magic, antiquity and complexity' of the place in order to cope with living in what he saw as a 'funk-hole'.

Threading 3,000 years of history with vibrant strands of literature and punctuating the narrative with his own experiences, Forster immortalised Alexandria in this book, painting an incomparable portrait of the great city and, inadvertently, himself.
Über den Autor
E.M. Forster (1879-1970) was perhaps the most quintessential of English novelists. From the stifling drawing rooms of Howard's End to the dust and dark undercurrents of Passage to India, he captured the spirit of his time in a way that has made his six novels unforgettable and much-loved classics.
Zusammenfassung
With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Maps and Plans
Introduction
Preface
Authorities
Part I: History
I Greco-Egyptian Period
II Christian Period
III The Spiritual City
IV Arab Period
V Modern Period

Part II: Guide
I From the Square to Rue Rosette
II From the Square to Ras-el-Tin
III From the Square to the Southern Quarters
IV From the Square to Nouzha
V From the Square to Ramleh
VI From the Square to Mex
VII Aboukir and Rosetta
VIII The Libyan Desert

AppendicesI The Modern Religious CommunitiesII The Death of CleopatraIII The Uncanonical Gospels of EgyptIV The Nicene CreedNotes
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781838605896
ISBN-10: 1838605894
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Forster, E. M.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 195 x 127 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: E. M. Forster
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2019
Gewicht: 0,26 kg
Artikel-ID: 116764134
Über den Autor
E.M. Forster (1879-1970) was perhaps the most quintessential of English novelists. From the stifling drawing rooms of Howard's End to the dust and dark undercurrents of Passage to India, he captured the spirit of his time in a way that has made his six novels unforgettable and much-loved classics.
Zusammenfassung
With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, where the doomed love affair of Antony and Cleopatra was played out and the greatest library the world has ever known was built.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Maps and Plans
Introduction
Preface
Authorities
Part I: History
I Greco-Egyptian Period
II Christian Period
III The Spiritual City
IV Arab Period
V Modern Period

Part II: Guide
I From the Square to Rue Rosette
II From the Square to Ras-el-Tin
III From the Square to the Southern Quarters
IV From the Square to Nouzha
V From the Square to Ramleh
VI From the Square to Mex
VII Aboukir and Rosetta
VIII The Libyan Desert

AppendicesI The Modern Religious CommunitiesII The Death of CleopatraIII The Uncanonical Gospels of EgyptIV The Nicene CreedNotes
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781838605896
ISBN-10: 1838605894
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Forster, E. M.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 195 x 127 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: E. M. Forster
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2019
Gewicht: 0,26 kg
Artikel-ID: 116764134
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