An account of the manners and customes of the modern egyptians : written in Egypt during the years 1833-34, and 35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-26, 27, and 28 / by Edward William Lane.

Precede al tít.: Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

Índice: v. 2, p. [379]-419.

Few works about the Middle East have exerted such wide and long-lasting influence as Edward William Lane’s An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians. First published in 1836, this classic book has never gone out of print, continuously providing material and inspiration for generations of scholars, writers, and travelers, who have praised its comprehensiveness, detail, and perception. Yet the editions in print during most of the twentieth century would not have met Lane’s approval. Lacking parts of Lane’s text and many of his original illustrations (while adding many that were not his), they were based on what should have been ephemeral editions, published long after the author’s death. Meanwhile, the definitive fifth edition of 1860, the result of a quarter century of Lane’s corrections, reconsiderations, and additions, long ago disappeared from bookstore shelves. Now the 1860 edition of Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians is available again, with a useful general introduction by Jason Thompson. Lane’s greatest work enters the twenty-first century in precisely the form that he wanted. (Nota de Cairo Scholarship Online)

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