 Purchase this book from amazon.co.uk Robyn Gillam studied at the University of Melbourne, University College London and the University of Toronto where she obtained a doctorate in Near Eastern Studies, majoring in Egyptian Language and Literature. She has taught at York University in Toronto for the Programmes in Mass Communication, Classical and Religious Studies since 1989. She has worked at the Royal Ontario Museum, for the Egyptian Department registering artifacts, as well as in the Schools Programme and Adult Education. She also works as a freelance writer in the field of cultural criticism. She has a particular interest in the relationship of ancient studies, archaeology and museums to popular culture and the mass media. | Performance and Drama in Ancient Egypt
R Gillam This unique study examines archaeological and textual materials for evidence of performance-based activities in Egypt from the beginning of the historic period until the later Roman empire. It takes as its starting point enactments of performance texts from the Graeco-Roman period done by the author’s students, and examines the widespread vogue for re-enactments on archaeological sites and in the mass media. The materials discussed include texts, visual art, architecture and material culture. The author deals with issues that have been raised in the emerging field of performance archaeology as well as seeking to initiate a discussion on performance in Egyptology and related disciplines. Duckworth Egyptology
Series editor: Nicholas Reeves The Duckworth Egyptology series began with a series of prestigious reprints of classic works, such as The Royal Mummies and The Tomb of Tut-ankh-Amun, and now publishes new cutting-edge titles by modern experts in the field. |
