Cleopatra — Volume 08

Georg Moritz EbersProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 104K words
Chapters: 11

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 08 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 volume is the eighth part of Georg Ebers's long historical novel Cleopatra, a serialized text from the public-domain ebook project. Ebers is known for rigorous historical research and vivid scene-setting, and for grounding the grand backdrop of ancient Egypt's struggle with Rome in his characters' fates and everyday details. This volume continues the threads of the preceding ones, advancing the character relationships and political undercurrents, and suits readers already midway through the story who wish to keep a continuous reading rhythm. As a single-volume electronic text, its value lies in completing the narrative puzzle of the whole novel rather than standing alone; readers can use it to observe the narrative techniques and treatment of classical subjects in nineteenth-century German historical fiction. For reading situations, it suits use as one link in a thematic reading of classical historical fiction, or for readers studying Ebers's craft and the genre of historical fiction.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers working through the complete Cleopatra by Ebers, using this volume to bridge the surrounding plot
Literature enthusiasts interested in ancient Egypt and the late Roman Republic
Students and researchers studying narrative technique in nineteenth-century German historical fiction
Readers accustomed to serialized public-domain ebooks who are comfortable with installment-style texts

Not a good fit for

Newcomers hoping to read a complete story in this single volume
Readers who prefer tightly plotted, short modern genre fiction
Readers with little interest in historical background who seek quick entertainment

Reading tips

Read the earlier volumes or a full synopsis first to understand this volume's place in the overall plot.
Jot down character relationships and political factions as you read to keep the threads clear across installments.
Consult a basic timeline of ancient Egypt and the late Roman Republic alongside the text for deeper understanding.
If reading for research, pay attention to how the author balances historical sources against invented情节.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Can this book be read on its own?

Not really. This is Volume 08 of the full novel Cleopatra, and its plot and character relationships carry over from earlier volumes, so reading it alone makes the context easy to lose. To understand the story fully, read the earlier volumes first or at least start with a synopsis of the whole book before entering this volume.

What are the language and edition details of this ebook?

According to the publication information, this volume is an English public-domain ebook released by Project Gutenberg, written by Georg Ebers and classified under Germanic literatures as an English translation. Readers can use it as a free electronic edition, but should note that it is in serialized installments.

Is it suitable as source material for historical research?

It is a historical novel, not a work of historiography, so it cannot be cited directly as historical fact. It can, however, serve as material for studying how nineteenth-century historical fiction drew on classical history; use it alongside historical scholarship and distinguish invented plot from fact.

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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.