The Spell of EgyptCosimo, Inc., 1 Νοε 2005 - 284 σελίδες In Egypt one ever seeks the dead in sunshine, black vaults in the land of the gold. But here in Abydos I was accompanied by whiteness. The general effect of Seti's mighty temple is that it is a white temple when seen in full sunshine and beneath a sky of blinding blue. In an arid place it stands, just beyond an Egyptian village that is a maze of dust... -from "Abydos" Leave it to a beloved novelist to bring to life the allure and mystery of Egypt. First published in 1908 under the title Egypt and Its Monuments, this is a beautifully poetic valentine to that desert land by Robert Hichens, one of the most popular fiction writers of the early 20th century. Romantic and transporting, this lovely book explores the "drowsily splendid" pyramids, the "terrible repose" of the Sphinx, the "silver eddies" of the Nile, the "immense aspect of patience" suggested by the Colossi of Memnon, the Tombs of the Kings, where a "king's silence bids you be silent," and more. Whether you've actually traveled down the Nile or have only dreamed about it, you will be swept away by Hichens' idyllic prose. British novelist ROBERT SMYTHE HICHENS (1864-1950) also wrote The Garden of Allah, The Lady Who Lied, and The Paradine Case. |
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Abydos Amun beauty beneath bird blue brown building calm chamber charm Colossi Colossi of Memnon colour Coptic church court crocodiles dark dead Deir-el-Bahari delicious Denderah desert doorway dream Edfu Egypt Egyptian eyes face feel gleaming glory glowing goddess gold golden granite grey hall happy Hathor Hatshepsu heart hidden Horus houses Isis Karnak king Kom Ombos Kurna land land of Punt light looked lotus columns Luxor marvellous Medinet-Abu mighty minaret mosque mountains muezzin mystery ness night Nile Nubia Old Cairo Ombos once Osiris painted pale palms peace perhaps Pharaoh's Bed Philæ Phile prayer prays Pyramid Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum river roof ruins sacred sanctuary sands seems Seti shadoof shining silence singing smile soul Sphinx spirit stands statues stone stood strange surely temple Thebes things to-day tombs voices walls watch wonder worship yellow
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Σελίδα 4 - ... bereft? What do you wish of Egypt? The Sphinx will not ask you, will not care. The Pyramids, lifting their unnumbered stones to the clear and wonderful skies, have held, still hold, their secrets; but they do not seek for yours. The terrific temples, the hot, mysterious tombs, odorous of the dead desires of men, crouching in and under the immeasurable sands, will mock you with their brooding silence, with their dim and somber repose.