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The linguist and the emperor : Napoleon and Champollion's quest to decipher the Rosetta Stone
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New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
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x, 271 pages : ill. ; 22 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Silverton Public Library - NONFICTION | 493 MEY | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Ballantine Books, 2004.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual achievements of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egypt's ancient civilization.
Description
Yet in the last two centuries, the circumstances surrounding this bravura feat of translation have become shrouded in myth and mystery. now in his spellbinding new book, Daniel Meyerson recounts the extraordinary true story of how the lives of two geniuses converged in a breakthrough that revolutionized our understanding of the past.".
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"The emperor Napoleon and the linguist Jean-Francois Champollion were both blessed with the temperament of artists and damned with ferocious impatience - and both of there were obsessed with Egypt. In fact, it was Napoleon's dazzling but disastrous Egyptian campaign that caught the attention of the young Champollion and forever changed his life.
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From the instant Champollion learned of Napoleon's acquisition of a stone inscribed with three sets of characters - Greek, Coptic, and hieroglyphic - he could not rest. He vowed to be the first to solve the ancient puzzle of what became known as the Rosetta stone.".
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"In Daniel Meyerson's sweeping narrative, the haunting story of the Rosetta stone - its discovery in a doomed battle, the intrigue to secure it, the agonizing race to unlock its secrets, and the torment it seemed to inflict an all who touched it - reads like the most engrossing fiction. Napoleon, despite his power and glory, suffered repeated betrayals ... by his empress Josephine, on the battlefield, and by history itself.
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Champollion, though he triumphed intellectually, ultimately endured his own terrible tragedy. As background and counterpoint to the accounts of the brilliant linguist and the visionary emperor. Meyerson interweaves the ancient tales of love, conspiracy, brutal death, and miraculous rebirth that were hidden for centuries on the walls of Egyptian tombs - legendary tales that Champollion finally made accessible to the world."--BOOK JACKET.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyerson, D. (2004). The linguist and the emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's quest to decipher the Rosetta Stone . Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. 2004. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone Ballantine Books, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyerson, Daniel. The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone Ballantine Books, 2004.
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