Drama (Pharaonic Egypt)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23638846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Gillam (York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah15115.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4206761121 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
There is little agreement about the existence of drama in ancient Egypt. Although there are references to various types of performances in Egyptian and other classical sources, only four texts survive that are widely agreed to display dramatic form and content. To the Ramesseum Dramatic Papyrus, Shabaka Stone, and the Triumph of Horus, spanning the late Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic period, has been recently added a Ptolemaic “Demotic Drama.” All these texts present incidents in the conflict between Horus and Seth for kingship over Egypt, which lends itself to enactment, pointing to the existence of an Egyptian dramatic tradition.
Ancient history · Art · Drama · Kingdom · Literature · Monarchy · Papyrus · Period (music) · Political science · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Geology · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |