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Mini Episode: Love Songs

Mini Episode: Love Songs

Interlude: Romance, Passion and Love...in Song Form!

The History of Egypt Podcast

February 26, 201819m 19sExplicit

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Show Notes

Interlude: Romance, Passion and Love...in Song Form!


A look at New Kingdom love songs, as they survive. We see how the Egyptians felt and explored love, and encounter songs written from both the male and female perspective.

 

Select Bibliography:

  • Renata Landgrafova, Sex and the Golden Goddess: Ancient Egyptian Love Songs in Context 2009.
  • A.G. McDowell, Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs, 1999.
  • William K. Simpson (editor), The Literature of Ancient Egypt, 2003.

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