By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Before time could change us, for which she wrote the lyrics and katie noonan sang on the album, won an aria for best jazz album 2005. Her second opera, the eternity man, for which she wrote the libretto, is in preproduction with the uks channel four for a film. Called the religious revolutionary, he is the earliest known creator of a new religion. Dorothy featherstone porter 26 march 1954 10 december 2008 was an australian poet. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porter s akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an heretical religion around one sun god, with himself at the centre. Popular akhenaten books showing 125 of 25 nefertiti hardcover by. He created a revolution in religion, philosophy and art, which resulted in the.
Dorothy porter was one of australias true originals, renowned for her passionate, punchy poetry and verse novels. I was but a young whippersnapper and dorothy had happily agreed to be interviewed for the third issue of cordite. Upon his death, he was execrated as a heretic, his name banished from monuments, his city all but destroyed. Judith reclines on the grass again, and katherine, kathy and kath keep walking. On passion by dorothy porter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who. Dorothy porter akhenaten was a fascinating, shadowy figure in egyptian history an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an heretical religion around one sun god, with himself at the centre. Moses and akhenaten one and the same person by ahmed. The pharaoh akhenaten, who ruled egypt in the midfourteenth century bce, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in egyptian history. He is also known as akhenaton or ikhnaton and also khuenaten, all of which are translated to mean successful for or of great use to the god aten. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an.
Middle east, egypt, history, world akhenaten is a book by dorothy porter. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, the akhenaten adventure. Moses and akhenaten provides a radical challenge to longstanding beliefs concerning the origin of semitic religion and the puzzle of akhenatens deviation from ancient egyptian tradition. Gaia leon gaia takes a water that of aramanth in books. All men since you have made the earth you have raised for your son who came forth from your body, the king of egypt who lives in truth, lord of diadems, akhenaten, whose life is long. Dorothy porter and andrea goldsmith in december 2008 australia lost one of its most acclaimed and popular poets with the death of. The best 100 poems of dorothy porter by dorothy porter. Her father was barrister chester porter and her mother, jean, was a high school chemistry teacher. First montheist akhenaten is the most mysterious and most interesting of all ancient egyptian pharaohs. Dorothy porters awardwinning crime thriller in verse, the monkey mask, has become a modern australian classic. Listen to radio national airplays celebration of the late dorothy porters work, the monkeys mask a radio adaptation in two parts along with shorter works including mrs fern smith and if the phone rings jill fitzpatrick is a tough streetwise private investigator on the trail of a missing person. Learn from akhenaten experts like charles river editors and ravyn karasu.
Dorothy porters frank sexual tone works well with this ancient tale of power, mysticism and intrigue. She has written libretti and song lyrics and seven volumes of poetry, most recently the bee hut. Akhenaten is a fascinating, shadowy figure in egyptian history archaeol. Akhenaten was a fascinating, shadowy figure in egyptian history. None could have changed quite good, and she made a new society can.
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Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an heretical religion around one sun god, with himself at the centre. In fact, if osmans contentions are correct, many major old testament figures would be of egyptian origin. Author information dorothy porter is an acclaimed poet, lyricist and librettist. You have given him understanding of your designs and your power. Akhenaten dorothy porter national library of australia. Read what a piece of work by dorothy porter available from rakuten kobo. For 17 years, akhenaten ruled egypt, giving birth to monotheism. The monkeys mask won the age book of the year for poetry in 1994, the national book council. Buy a cheap copy of the akhenaten adventure book by p. Moses and akhenaten one and the same person by ahmed osman.
Dorothy porter s awardwinning crime thriller in verse, the monkeys mask, has become a modern australian classic. Her other verse novels include wild surmise and what a piece of work, both shortlisted for the miles franklin award, akhenaten and. A narrative verse as effective as monkeys mask, porter seduces the readers into a realm of enchanting deities and distant mythology where mummification could almost pass as a kinky sexplay. In on passion celebrated australian poet dorothy porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. She was a recipient of the christopher brennan award.
Describes the world of akhenaten, a ruler of ancient egypt who attempted to introduce monotheism through worship of the sun. In the nocturnal mysteries at eleusis, participants dramatically repages. The people of the world are in your hand just as you have created them. Dorothy passed away in december 2008 at the age of 54.
In berlin she had looked at the famous bust of the ancient egyptian kings wife nefertiti. Sep 16, 2011 the revolutionary cult of sunworship that akhenaten introduced, and such contentious issues as the role of nefertiti as a goddess, the dominant part played by plague during akhenaten s reign, and likely events of the kings twilight years are treated with new insight and set within the framework of an authoritative overview of the entire period. Akhenaten, also known as amenhotep iv, was king of egypt during the eighteenth dynasty and reigned from 75 to 58 b. The revolutionary cult of sunworship that akhenaten introduced, and such contentious issues as the role of nefertiti as a goddess, the dominant part played by plague during akhenatens reign, and likely events of the kings twilight years are treated with new insight and set within the framework of an authoritative overview of the entire period. Dorothy porter, a selfprofessed feminist, heads off to berlin to check out the famous bust of nefertiti. Akhenaten by dorothy porter 9780330424233 booktopia. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct. The cult he founded broke with egypts traditional polytheism and focused its worship on a single deity, the sun god aten. Music that inspired ms porter janis joplin piece of my heart. Dorothy porters third verse novel deepens her work on akhenaten and the groundbreaking the monkeys mask with a dark st.
Much has been written about this strange, persecuted figure, whose freakishly elongated and effeminate appearance is totally at odds with that of the traditional egyptian rulerhero. Dec 26, 2002 the pharaoh akhenaten, who ruled egypt in the midfourteenth century bce, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in egyptian history. In fact, if osmans contentions are right, many major old testament figures would be of egyptian origin. Dorothy porter and andrea goldsmith in december 2008 australia lost one of its most acclaimed and popular poets with the death of dorothy porter from breast cancer at age 54. Dorothy porters third verse novel deepens her work on akhenaten and the groundbreaking the monkeys mask with a dark story of sex, death and psychology set in and around sydneys iconic asylum callan park its 1968, and the sexual revolution, freudian psychoanalysis and electroshock therapy are all still in full swing. Jan 01, 1992 akhenaten may be as well known for his wife and first porter does an amazing job of including completely selfcontained poems to forward her novels plotlinein this particular novel its more of a timeline following akhenaten s life, but still maintaining a pull, especially in the latter half of the novel. The secret history of egypt at the time of the exodus book book details.
Known today as a heretic, akhenaten sought to impose upon. Dorothy porter s frank sexual tone works well with this ancient tale of power, mysticism and intrigue. Jan 30, 2009 a turning point, between two sassy prose novels for teenagers, was akhenaten 1992. Available in the national library of australia collection. It wasnt really until the age of about sixteen that i began to see myself as a poet. Akhenaten by dorothy porter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Michelle moran goodreads author shelved 9 times as akhenaten avg rating 4. Save this poem to your personal selection where you can download them in a pdf or email them. A narrative verse as effective as monkeys mask, porter seduces the readers into a realm of enchanting deities and distant mythology where mummification could. The secret history of egypt at the time of the exodus. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe. Son of the sun is a novel written by moyra caldecott in 1986. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Dorothy porters internationally bestselling verse novel holds you in its grip from the first verse. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the akhenaten adventure, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Dec 01, 2010 dorothy porter s awardwinning crime thriller in verse, the monkey mask, has become a modern australian classic. We discover the young dorothy porters drug of choice was none other than romantic love and that some of the most deeply passionate experiences of her life happened between the covers of a book. Often called the originator of monotheism and the worlds first recorded individual, he has fascinated and inspired both scholars of egyptology and creative talents as diverse as sigmund freud and philip glass. After her captivating late afternoon reading, dorothy porter and i found a corner in the dining room at the varuna writers centre, katoomba, the daylight waning outside amidst steely dampness and the trickling departure of friends.
Akhenaten was a fascinating, shadowy figure in egyptian history archaeologists have discovered attempts to eradicate all traces of his brief reign, but enough remains to tell a remarkable story of incest, heresy, androgyny and a massive cult of personality. Akhenaten is a novel in verse that captures the obsessive, erotic nature of its central figure. This collection, the best of her lifes work as selected by her partner andrea goldsmith, presents the many facets of porter, from her break out verse novel the monkeys mask to her posthumous collection, the bee hut. I didnt really see myself as a poet until i was about sixteen, although i did start writing when i was about eight writing stories and making little books.
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