Philology and the Appropriation of the World

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Beschreibung

This book sheds new light on the work of Jean-François Champollion by uncovering a constellation of epistemological, political, and material conditions that made his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs possible. Champollion¿s success in understanding hieroglyphs, first published in his Lettre à M. Dacier in 1822, is emblematic for the triumphant achievements of comparative philology during the 19th Century. In its attempt to understand humanity as part of a grand history of progress, Champollion¿s conception of ancient Egypt belongs to the universalistic aspirations of European modernity. Yet precisely because of its success, his project also reveals the costs it entailed: after examining and welcoming acquisitions for the emerging Egyptian collections in Europe, Champollion travelled to the Nile Valley in 1828/29, where he was shocked by the damage that had been done to its ancient cultural sites. The letter he wrote to the Egyptian viceroy Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1829 demands thatexcavations in Egypt be regulated, denounces European looting, and represents perhaps the first document to make a case for the international protection of cultural goods in the name of humanity.

Über den Autor

Markus Messling is full professor of Romance Literature and Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University, Germany. He has published on French and Francophone literature and cultural philosophy (18th-21st century), the epistemology and history of philology, historical anthropology and the problem of universalism.

Zusammenfassung

Includes unpublished material of Champollion's hand from the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Marks the bicentenary of Champollion's decipherment of the hieroglyphs

Offers epistemological, political, and material insight into Champollion's work

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Other Narratives of a Grand History.- 2. Philology and Nationalism.- 3. Knowledge and Method: The Parisian Legacy.- 4. Civilisational Genealogies: Where Does Europe Come from?.- 5. Scientific Recognition: Showdown in Rome.- 6. History of Materials: Predatory Exploitation on the Nile and the Idea of Protecting Cultural Goods.- 7. Note to the Attention of the Viceroy for the Conservation of the Monuments of Egypt.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Bildungswesen
Genre:	Erziehung & Bildung
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Socio-Historical Studies of the Social and Human Sciences
Inhalt:	xx 187 S. 27 s/w Illustr. 187 p. 27 illus.
ISBN-13:	9783031128936
ISBN-10:	3031128931
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Messling, Markus
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG Socio-Historical Studies of the Social and Human Sciences
Maße:	216 x 153 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Markus Messling
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.04.2023
Gewicht:	0,388 kg

Artikel-ID: 122059711