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. Dot knew that akhet aten had been abandoned at the end of akhenatens reign. Dorothy porter lets akhenaten tells his own story in akhenaten and he does so in verse. It just wouldnt be right to have a volume of dorothy porter on love without the steamy affair between diana and jill in the monkeys mask, the obsessive pull that alex feels for phoebe in wild surmise, and the charged eroticism in akhenaten between akhenaten and nefertiti and most particularly between akhenaten and his brother smenkhkare. Katherine bode, dorothy porters akhenaten performances radically problematise sex, gender and sexuality in their parodic repetition of the heterosexual original 7. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by. But in her other poems i found the use of somewhat, and very obscene language, lessened my enjoyment of the poems. 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. The work is divided into four parts each titled after stations in his life the childhood palacehome of malkata, the thebes where he began his rule, and then twice akhetaten, the new capital each of which then collects poems, most only a few. Apr 01, 2008 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. Download pdf akhenaten free online new books in politics. Caddy, geoffrey dutton, anne edgeworth, diane fahey, ken gardiner, alan gould, rob johnson, andrew lansdown, elizabeth lawson, dorothy featherstone porter, peter skrzynecki, et al and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Akhenaten is a novel in verse that captures the obsessional, erotic.
The work is divided into four parts each titled after stations in his life the childhood palacehome of malkata, the thebes where he began his rule, and then twice akhetaten, the new capital each of which then collects poems, most only a few lines or a page or two. Has worked as a parttime teacher and lecturer in poetry and writing, university of technology, sydney. Book of the year, age, national book of the year for poetry, and braille book of the year, all for the monkeys mask. Her arrangement of ahkenatens hymn to the aten is beautiful. Akhenaten, stage name for andrew harris fl 19972003, a black metal musician disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title akhenaten. 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.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Porters writing ranges across lyrical poetry, the versenovel, opera libretto and childrens fiction. Judith reclines on the grass again, and katherine, kathy and kath keep walking. This provocative new biography examines both the real akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. Source for information on porter, dorothy featherstone. In on passion celebrated australian poet dorothy porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. Akhenaten download akhenaten ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Dorothy passed away in december 2008 at the age of 54. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porter s akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an.
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. Buy dorothy porter ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading akhenaten. Akhenaten married the noblewoman nefertiti about the time he became pharaoh, in 53 bce. Upon his death, he was execrated as a heretic, his name banished from monuments, his city all but destroyed. On passion by dorothy porter nook book ebook barnes. Akhenaten is a fascinating, shadowy figure in egyptian history archaeol. This is possibly the weirdest book i have ever read. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an. Dorothy porters awardwinning crime thriller in verse, the monkeys mask, has become a modern australian classic. The monkeys mask mask noir by porter, dorothy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to.
One of the first to mention this was sigmund freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in his book. Dorothy featherstone porter 26 march 1954 10 december 2008 was an australian poet. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an attractive warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct an heretical religion around. Dorothy porter dorothy porters poetic narrative brings to life akhenaten, controversial 14th century pharaoh of egypt. The most powerful presence is absence from egypt the above lines open australian poet dorothy porters the bee hut, a collection of poems mostly writen in the last five years of her life. Akhenaten by dorothy porter paperback, 2008 for sale. Akhenaten by dorothy porter, 9781864470277, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The work of dorothy porter, one of australias most popular and most read poets, both in australia and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. See details akhenaten by dorothy porter paperback book free shipping. Akhenaten s status as a religious revolutionary has led to much speculation, ranging from the mainstream to new age esotericism. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The book also explores the atenist religions possible relationship to israels religion, offering a close comparison of the hymn to the aten to psalm 104, which has been. Akhenaten, dweller in truth, set in the late 14th century bce, begins with a young egyptian named merianum traveling with his father down the nile past the now practically abandoned cursed and infidel city of akhenaten amarna and deciding. Dorothy porter 19542008, poet and writer, grew up in sydney and the blue mountains, graduated from the university of sydney in 1975 and taught creative writing at the university of technology, sydney. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
Scholars have a tendency to take any parallel between ancient israels culture and assume that israel took it from the others. Dorothy porter poems all poems by dorothy porter rhymings. Dec 10, 2008 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. Poems by dorothy porter australia, 1954, 2008 world. Mar 16, 2010 the most powerful presence is absence from egypt the above lines open australian poet dorothy porter s the bee hut, a collection of poems mostly writen in the last five years of her life. Her father was barrister chester porter and her mother, jean, was a high school chemistry teacher. This is a recreation of the life of akhenaten, nefertitis husband, which tells the story of his reign from 78 to 62 bc. The lines are prophetic and they appropriately open a collection which deals very much, though not exclusively, with the tension between life and death. Akhenaten is a novel in verse that captures the obsessive, erotic nature of its central. The idea that akhenaten was the pioneer of a monotheistic religion that later became judaism has been considered by various scholars. She taught creative writing in schools, prisons and community workshops. 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. Those buying it as a strange and stylish piece of fiction about an obscure ancient egyptian king wont be disappointed.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Like albert camus celebrated caligula, dorothy porters akhenaten is an. She has written libretti and song lyrics and seven volumes of poetry, most recently the bee hut. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods. Perhaps the publishers of dorothy porters akhenaten had this in mind, as the book declares its genre, a novel in verse, only quietly, on the back cover. The work of dorothy porter, one of australias most popular and most read poets, both in australia and abroad, is fuelled by a lusty, human humour and a generously sharptongued spirit. Akhenaten by dorothy porter 9780330424233 booktopia. 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. Dot knew that akhetaten had been abandoned at the end of akhenatens reign. Dorothy porter s awardwinning crime thriller in verse, the monkeys mask, has become a modern australian classic. Dorothy porter dorothy porter s poetic narrative brings to life akhenaten, controversial 14th century pharaoh of egypt. Kath so, without the supposedly obligatory derivation of sex from gender, the. Buy a cheap copy of akhenaten book by dorothy porter.
Akhenaten by dorothy porter paperback, 2008 for sale online. Akhenaten by dorothy porter, university of queensland press, 1992. A tribute to dorothy porter by andrea goldsmith australian book. Book of the year, age, national book of the year for poetry, and braille book of the year. Dorothy porter s frank sexual tone works well with this ancient tale of power, mysticism and intrigue.
On passion by dorothy porter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dorothy porters frank sexual tone works well with this ancient tale of power, mysticism and intrigue. She was a recipient of the christopher brennan award. Nefertiti was a powerful queen who helped akhenaten transform the egyptian religious landscape. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book was nominated for several awards including the inaugural prime ministers literary award in 2007 and for best fiction in the ned kelly awards. For 17 years, akhenaten ruled egypt, giving birth to monotheism. Akhenaten is a novel in verse that captures the obsessive, erotic nature of its central figure. But in her other poems i found the use of somewhat, and very obscene language, lessened my. Dorothy porter australia, 19542008 tuesday 1 june 2004.
Dorothy porter was born in sydney on 26 march 1954, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in english and history. Dorothy porter poet australia poetry international. Akhenaten dorothy porter national library of australia. 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. Instructions for honey ants and other poems signed by kavanagh, paul ed javant biarujia, john bray, c. Jan 01, 1992 this is possibly the weirdest book i have ever read. I was but a young whippersnapper and dorothy had happily agreed to be interviewed for the third issue of cordite. Dorothy porter, a selfprofessed feminist, heads off to berlin to check out the famous bust of nefertiti. 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. A telling of the life of akhenaten in verse by australian poet dorothy porter. Akhenaten dorothy porter serpents tail london 1999. 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. She completed a diploma of education at the sydney teachers college. Her first book of poetry, little hoodlum, was published in 1975.