Nov 14, 2009

Adventures in Ancient Egypt | Adventures in Ancient Egypt

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Author: Albert Goldbarth
First Published: 1997
Type of Work: Poetry
Genres: Poetry, Prose poem, Lyric poetry
Subjects: History, Parents and children, Immortality, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Jews or Jewish life, Civil War, Death or dying, Egypt or Egyptians, Italy or Italians, Renaissance, Museums

Albert Goldbarth is one of the most talented and prolific writers of his generation. His twenty-five years of nonstop productivity do not seem to have diluted his energy or his level of achievement. In this collection, he is better than ever.

The title is slightly, whimsically, misleading. Goldbarth does not really travel in ancient Egypt (by visiting ruins), modern Egypt, or any of the several other civilizations he conjures up in this exuberant collection. The adventures are intellectual and emotional. The travels are like those John Keats took when he read George Chapman’s...

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Adventures in Ancient Egypt | Adventures in Ancient Egypt

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