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The Literary Corner is a place to discuss your favourite books and authors and to add your own poems and stories.
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Please read before posting in the Literary Corner
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Connie Tindale » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:55 pm
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Welcome to Luxor4u's newest forum section. This is the place to discuss your favourite books, poems and authors. We are blessed with talented people on the forum and this is the place for you all to...
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Well Shareen, if you're Psychic that must mean I'm Psychotic.
Wizard did you have anything to do with the casting of the Witch
Dearest Rev, I am still trying to understand why you have...
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:43 pm
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A few definitions
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HEPZIBAH » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:47 pm
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A few definitions to help our creativity
Lyric
• noun 1 (also lyrics) the words of a song. 2 a lyric poem or verse.
• adjective 1 (of poetry) expressing the writer’s emotions, usually...
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Good definitions
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Last post by LovelyLadyLux
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:04 am
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The book of Leaving Thebes by Tim
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FABlux » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:05 pm
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Tim has very kindly agreed to publish his Leaving Thebes thread as a book, with profits to Luxor4care. :D
Many members have expressed an interest so if you also want to reserve a copy (or multiples...
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Now published!
See instructions for purchase on the sticky at the top of the 'Visiting Luxor' page.
Thanks,
Tim
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Last post by TIM
Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:48 am
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Giving Credit
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HEPZIBAH » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:55 pm
Would contributers to the Literary Corner please give credit to the author, if known, of any work posted.
If a piece is liked, be it poetry or prose, if the authours name is there it is only...
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:55 pm
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Egyptian Economic History After 1880.
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Hafiz » Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:42 pm
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Egypt – Capitalism and the State.
The economic history of Egypt is poorly understood – as is its general history except for the shiny coffins and big pyramids. The writing in Arabic or English by...
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Quite fascinating to digest, will take my laptop to bed to study in more detail.... 8)
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Quote: University of Pennsylvania, Hawass’s old university and the place that doesn’t ask the old windbag...
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Last post by Who2
Fri Mar 01, 2019 4:06 pm
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Zucked: Waking Up To The Facebook Catastrophe
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hatusu » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:10 am
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Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe
Written by Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook
Quote from the book
“This is a story about power. It describes how even the best of ideas , in...
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Whilst I am a regular user of Facebook, I have to agree with that quote. It can be a great medium for communication when used properly but, like all things, it can also be a deadly place when used...
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Last post by HEPZIBAH
Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:13 pm
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Part 3 some Free Arabic Links.
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Hafiz » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:52 pm
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The justifiable rules of the site regarding posting restrict links so I have had to post these useful links in a seperate post.
If you are interested in Arabic/regional poetry.
A well regarded...
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Yes basically we want to avoid having threads that are solelycomprised of just a link to a URL with little or no information to say what the link is all about, so a short precis lets members decide...
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Last post by Horus
Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:22 pm
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Part 2. Modern Arabic Poetry - Little But Some.
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Hafiz » Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:49 pm
Part 2 Contemporary Egyptian and Arabic Poetry.
I find it interesting that the Muslim world is so divided, albeit on borders designed by westerners, and has poor knowledge about the giants of their...
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:49 pm
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:43 pm
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An interesting read..
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Who2 » Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:32 pm
Recently, I have been reading books all about Ancient Rome it's Empire and it's Legions.
It started me off big time when upon reading a book knowing well the character depicted therein.
Marching with...
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Last post by Who2
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:32 pm
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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
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newcastle » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:31 am
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A new book by Chris Naunton published October 2018 by Thames & Hudson
About £15 hardback. Not yet available as ebook.
I bought this with some misgivings as I've never found his documentaries on...
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My sister has bought this book for me as my Xmas gift - looking forward to it's arrival! Probably after Xmas - post can take up to 5 weeks to reach me, but hopefully before my departure to Luxor!
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Last post by Yildez
Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:42 am
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Mahfouz Museum - A Museum to Die For.
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Hafiz » Tue Oct 02, 2018 4:47 pm
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Mahfouz is revered as he has been for two lifetimes in Israel.
Meanwhile in Egypt nothing is done to mark his achievement – no museum, no University Chair, no literature prize or scholarship –...
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Very sad. Of all the Egyptians I know, none of them read for enjoyment, and only grudgingly for education. A few read newspapers.
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Last post by Winged Isis
Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:12 pm
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Bernard Lewis – Middle East Historian – Dead.
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Hafiz » Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:25 pm
Bernard Lewis – Middle East Historian – Dead.
The greatest living historian of the Middle East/Islam is dead at 101 years.
He wrote 30 books, spoke a dozen languages, gave lectures at all of the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:25 pm
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Dervla Murphy Travel Writer.
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Hafiz » Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:18 pm
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At the other end of the travel writing spectrum is that old war horse travel writer Dervla Murphy. She’s unfashionable amongst the barely literate great unwashed because she focuses on the truth and...
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'On a lighter note:
A few months back.....
I met a 35 year old American Red Indian called Eric ? ( yeh! Eric, so what ? many indians are called Eric, 'shuttup.)
He even had a single eagle's feather...
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Last post by Who2
Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:54 pm
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Lawrence of Arabia. Jeremy Wilson
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Who2 » Fri Aug 31, 2018 12:01 pm
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The authorised biography of TE Lawrence. 1990.
Well quite a tome. What a strange character he was, and I haven't even got to the good bits yet.
Quite fascinating and revealing just how astute he...
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There is one thing certain about TEL - he couldn't tell the truth. He could write.
I will post when I put my ideas together but there is a civil war about his 'status' driven, in a low rent way. by...
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Last post by Hafiz
Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:30 pm
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‘Change’ From The Top, Mahfouz.
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Hafiz » Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:52 pm
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‘Change’ From The Top, Mahfouz.
I hadn’t realized that Mahfouz did some overt political writing - Before the Throne: Dialogs with Egypt’s Great From Menes to Anwar Sadat (published as Amam al-‘arsh:...
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I've only just found tine to read this lengthy OP, Hafiz.
I've downloaded Mahfouz's book Before the Throne and look forward to reading it. Likewise the Raymond Shock article. Thank you.
I've read...
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Last post by newcastle
Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:21 am
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I build a Ship...
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Who2 » Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:17 pm
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Words from the Druid Taliesin:
Whence I came, I know. Whither I go, I know not. I came forth from the womb of Experience.
What I know, that I am. What I know not, is the limitless measure of what...
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Of course, Philosophy is for lazy buggers who don't want to work for a living and escape the real life.
You can with Philosophy justify anything, which is worrying.
Sure it look inspirational, but...
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Last post by John Landon
Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:56 am
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4 BOOKS
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carrie » Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:34 am
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I did a lot of reading whilst away but four books in particular I really enjoyed.
Antony Stattin... The Pharaohs Shadow.
Looks to Pharonic history and traces some of the similarities that are still...
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Yes, they did Dusak.
Anthony Sattin's has been discussed on here not that long ago. I recommend his on the history of tourism in Egypt: Lifting the Veil.
He has been a co-auther of the latest...
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Last post by Winged Isis
Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:04 pm
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Into the hands of Soldiers
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Major Thom » Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:47 am
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During the past 12 hours I have been reading a book called Into the hands of Soldiers by David Kirkpatrick, and American journalist. I am so engrossed in the book I cannot put it down. A good read...
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Pleased you liked the book Newc. I found it fascinating and eye opening. I still think when they get a grasp on things Egypt will ban it...I got a copy sent o me from friends in the US who saw it and...
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Fri Aug 10, 2018 5:18 am
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Mary Beard, SPQR, A History of Ancient Rome.
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Hafiz » Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:44 pm
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Mary Beard, SPQR, A History of Ancient Rome.
It’s a book
And a TV series (some of it on Youtube) and and
Reviews of the well written and accessible book are universally positive:
Reviews...
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The central question both are asking ourselves is why there was so little change.
The sub-question is what invaders did to effect change and what was their thinking.
There is another question of...
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Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:25 pm
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