The Englishwoman in Egypt : letters from Cairo, written during a residence there in 1842

Name: The Englishwoman in Egypt : letters from Cairo, written during a residence there in 1842
Author: Poole, Sophia Lane

İsim	The Englishwoman in Egypt : letters from Cairo, written during a residence there in 1842
Yazar	Poole, Sophia Lane
Basım Tarihi:	1845-1846
Basım Yeri	- American University in Cairo
Konu	Text \| Still Image \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar	book \| Size in cm: 3 v : ill., map, port. ; 24 cm
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Kayıt Numarası	p15795coll11:6341
Lokasyon	American University in Cairo
Tarih	1845-1846
Notlar	First published in 1844 and 1846, The Englishwoman in Egypt is the collected observations of Sophia Poole, who lived in Cairo from 1842 until 1849 with her brother, the well known Orientalist Edward Lane, and her two children. During her residence, Poole learned Arabic and adopted Egyptian clothing that enabled her not only to observe day-to-day life in the streets and markets but also to enter hammams and harems and interact on an intimate level with Egyptian women of different classes. Poole ultimately had access, in fact, to the highest levels of society, including the family of the viceroy, Mohamed 'Ali Pasha, and recorded her experiences there with the same eye for detail and understanding of underlying customs as she brought to bear in the marketplace. She moves effortlessly from situation to situation - the pasha's daughter smoking her jewel-encrusted pipe, the homesick slave-girl, the occupation of ladies of leisure - one scene after another is unfolded in her writing that reveals not only a mind that observes and records but a human being who attempts to feel and understand a different culture. In contrast to her brother's dense works of research, Sophia Poole's was cast in the form of letters to a friend. These letters cover her arrival in Alexandria and trip up the Nile to Cairo, as well as her life in Cairo, with its visits to surrounding villages. The Englishwoman in Egypt is at once entertaining and informative. If Edward Lane kept alive for posterity a post-medieval Cairo that has since disappeared, then his sister in her work no doubt complemented that great achievement by presenting the same world from a feminine perspective that he as a man could not have access to. \| https://books.google.com.eg/books/about/The_English_Woman_in_Egypt_Letters_from.html?id=QlV61JkFoWQC&redir_esc=y \| more \| less

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The Englishwoman in Egypt : letters from Cairo, written during a residence there in 1842

Yazar Poole, Sophia Lane

Basım Tarihi 1845-1846

Basım Yeri - American University in Cairo

Konu Text | Still Image | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil Belirlenmemiş dil

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Fiziksel Boyutlar book | Size in cm: 3 v : ill., map, port. ; 24 cm

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Kayıt Numarası p15795coll11:6341

Lokasyon American University in Cairo

Tarih 1845-1846

Notlar First published in 1844 and 1846, The Englishwoman in Egypt is the collected observations of Sophia Poole, who lived in Cairo from 1842 until 1849 with her brother, the well known Orientalist Edward Lane, and her two children. During her residence, Poole learned Arabic and adopted Egyptian clothing that enabled her not only to observe day-to-day life in the streets and markets but also to enter hammams and harems and interact on an intimate level with Egyptian women of different classes. Poole ultimately had access, in fact, to the highest levels of society, including the family of the viceroy, Mohamed 'Ali Pasha, and recorded her experiences there with the same eye for detail and understanding of underlying customs as she brought to bear in the marketplace. She moves effortlessly from situation to situation - the pasha's daughter smoking her jewel-encrusted pipe, the homesick slave-girl, the occupation of ladies of leisure - one scene after another is unfolded in her writing that reveals not only a mind that observes and records but a human being who attempts to feel and understand a different culture. In contrast to her brother's dense works of research, Sophia Poole's was cast in the form of letters to a friend. These letters cover her arrival in Alexandria and trip up the Nile to Cairo, as well as her life in Cairo, with its visits to surrounding villages. The Englishwoman in Egypt is at once entertaining and informative. If Edward Lane kept alive for posterity a post-medieval Cairo that has since disappeared, then his sister in her work no doubt complemented that great achievement by presenting the same world from a feminine perspective that he as a man could not have access to. | https://books.google.com.eg/books/about/The_English_Woman_in_Egypt_Letters_from.html?id=QlV61JkFoWQC&redir_esc=y | more | less