Tag: Sphinx

Free Download Oedipus and the Sphinx: The Threshold Myth from Sophocles through Freud to Cocteau by Almut-Barbara Renger, translated by David Rice, Duncan Alexander Smart
English | September 3, 2013 | ISBN: 022604808X | True EPUB | 136 pages | 4.9 MB
When Oedipus met the Sphinx on the road to Thebes, he did more than answer a riddle-he spawned a myth that, told and retold, would become one of Western culture’s central narratives about self-understanding. Identifying the story as a threshold myth-in which the hero crosses over into an unknown and dangerous realm where rules and limits are not known-Oedipus and the Sphinx offers a fresh account of this mythic encounter and how it deals with the concepts of liminality and otherness.

Free Download Margaret M. Miles, "Cleopatra: A Sphinx Revisited"
English | ISBN: 0520243676 | 2011 | 250 pages | AZW3 | 2 MB
Cleopatra―a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could―continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra’s controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra’s legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries.

Free Download Eleanor Dobson, "Writing the Sphinx: Literature, Culture and Egyptology "
English | ISBN: 1474476244 | 2020 | 280 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Unearths a rich tradition of creative flexibility, collaboration and mutual influence between literary culture and Egyptology

Free Download Egyptian Monuments: Sphinx Of Giza, Abu Simbel Temples, Temple Of Hatshepsut, Philae Temple (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9781839384202 | 2023 | 5 hours and 37 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 289 MB
Author: A.J. Kingston
Narrator: A.I. Madison
Discover the Majestic Legacy of Egypt: Unearth the Secrets of the Sphinx, the Epic Story of Abu Simbel Temples, the Untold Legacy of the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Mysteries of Philae Temple. Embark on a captivating journey through the sands of time with our "Egyptian Monuments" book bundle, an enthralling collection that unveils the secrets, mysteries, and profound significance of Egypt’s most iconic landmarks. Dive into the mysteries of the Sphinx, stand in awe of the Abu Simbel Temples, uncover the untold legacy of the Temple of Hatshepsut, and explore the ethereal beauty of Philae Temple.

Free Download American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson (Audiobook)
English | February 23, 2021 | ASIN: B08SZC8FMM | M4B@64 kbps | 15 hours | 818 MB
Author: Joseph J. Ellis | Narrator: Susan O’Malley
For a man who insisted that life on the public stage was not what he had in mind, Thomas Jefferson certainly spent a great deal of time in the spotlight – and not only during his active political career. After 1809, his longed-for retirement was compromised by a steady stream of guests and tourists who made of his estate at Monticello a virtual hotel, as well as by more than one thousand letters per year, most from strangers, which he insisted on answering personally. In his twilight years Jefferson was already taking on the luster of a national icon, which was polished off by his auspicious death (on July 4, 1896); and in the subsequent 17 decades of his celebrity – now verging, thanks to virulent revisionists and television documentaries, on notoriety – has been inflated beyond recognition of the original person.