Cleopatra — Volume 07

Georg Moritz EbersProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.6

Word count: 120K words
Chapters: 13

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Cleopatra — Volume 07 by Georg EbersAuthor: Ebers, Georg, 1837-1898,Language: English, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Apr 1, 2004

Editor's review

This is Volume 07 of Georg Ebers's historical novel Cleopatra, part of the tradition of German literature on ancient Egypt, circulated free as an English-language ebook by Project Gutenberg. Ebers is a representative nineteenth-century writer of historical fiction grounded in archaeology, whose works often interweave historical research with dramatic narrative; as the concluding part of the whole work, this volume advances the ending and resolves the characters' fates, and suits readers who have already read the earlier volumes and wish to follow the threads to the end. Being a public-domain ebook, the text has no notes or introduction from a modern edition, so readers must supply the historical background of the late Ptolemaic dynasty themselves. In terms of reading setting, it is better suited to fragmentary reading on an electronic device, or as extended reading for enthusiasts of ancient Egyptian subjects, rather than as an introductory work. Its overall value lies in offering a sample of how a nineteenth-century European imagined and narrated Cleopatra, which can be read against modern historical scholarship.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who have read the earlier volumes and wish to finish the story's ending
Enthusiasts of historical fiction interested in ancient Egypt and the Ptolemaic dynasty
Scholars and students studying nineteenth-century German historical fiction and Project Gutenberg
Readers accustomed to public-domain English ebooks who can fill in background themselves

Not a good fit for

Readers with no knowledge of Cleopatra's era who seek an introductory work
Serious researchers expecting modern scholarly notes and detailed historical verification
Readers unaccustomed to nineteenth-century narrative pacing and public-domain English texts

Reading tips

Read the first six volumes, or at least understand the main character relationships, before entering this volume to avoid a disjointed plot.
Consult a chronology of the late Ptolemaic dynasty while reading to help locate events.
Read alongside a modern Cleopatra biography to compare fictional imagination with historical narrative.
Use the ebook's search function to review earlier foreshadowing, making it easier to grasp how the ending is drawn together.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Can this book be read on its own?

It can be read, but it is not advisable. This is Volume 07 of the whole Cleopatra, and its characters and plot continue from earlier text; reading it alone can leave one confused about relationships and the causes of events. If you only want an outline of the story, start from Volume 01, or first read a modern Cleopatra biography as background.

Is this the English or the German version?

According to the data, the book's language is English, released by Project Gutenberg as a free ebook. The author, Ebers, was a German writer and the original work was written in German; the version circulated here is English. Note the differences between versions: public-domain ebooks usually contain no notes from a modern translation.

What are the features of the Project Gutenberg version?

Project Gutenberg was the first project to provide free ebooks, founded by Michael Hart in 1971. Its versions consist mainly of public-domain texts, freely available and easy to search, but they usually lack a modern editor's introduction, notes, or maps, so readers must supply historical background themselves.

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About the author

Georg Moritz Ebers Author · German · 1837–1898

Georg Ebers (1837–1898) was a German Egyptologist and novelist. Born in Berlin in 1837, he served as a professor at the University of Leipzig. His major contribution to Egyptology was the discovery, editing, and publication of the famous Ebers Papyrus, which provided valuable material for the study of ancient medical texts. At the same time, he devoted himself to spreading Egyptological knowledge through literature, writing historical novels such as An Egyptian Princess and Uarda. These works weave the social life and historical settings of ancient Egypt into their narratives, making specialized scholarship more accessible to general readers. His works number 172 in the library's collection, including the serialized volumes of An Egyptian Princess and Cleopatra, which shows how widely his historical novels circulated. Overall, Ebers combined scholarly rigor with a novelist's gift for popular expression, occupying a distinctive place in the popularization of Egyptology in the nineteenth century.