Cezary Kunderewicz
"Reflexions sur la Misanthropie au
Theatre. À propos du ’Dyscolos’ de
Ménandre", Claire Préaux,
"Chronique d’Egypte", t. 34, no 68,
1959 : [recenzja]
The Journal of Juristic Papyrology 14, 197
SURVEY OF LITERATURE 197
hirelings, t h e s h e p h e r d s , t h e small c r a f t s m e n . Beside t h e m t h e r e a r e also these less n u m e r o u s , b u t powerful m e m b e r s of t h e m o n e y e d classes, t h e p r o p r i e t o r s of v i n e y a r d s a n d gardens, m i l i t a r y colonists, a n d officials deriving great p r o f i t s f r o m t h e lease of t a x e s .
I n lier book t h e a u t h o r h a s p r e s e n t e d n o t only t h e economic s i t u a t i o n of i n d i v i d u a l s a n d social groups, not only t h e e x p l o a t a t i o n b y m a s t e r s , a n d t h e revolt or resignation of t h e opressed, b u t also she h a s d e p i c t e d t h e i r home- a n d family-life, daily interests a n d a m u s e m e n t s , t h e i r beliefs a n d s u p e r s t i t i o n s . F r o m her account Ave come t o k n o w t h e people who are o f t e n so different f r o m us, a n d at t i m e s v e r y m u i h like our selves.
W i t h u t m o s t ease t h e r e a d e r m o v e s a b o u t in this r e m o t e world t h a n k s t o t h e a l m o s t novelistic p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e s u b j e c t , t h e c a r e f u l selection of d o c u m e n t s a n d t h e c h a t t i n g style of t h e a u t h o r . T h e b o o k h a s n u m e r o u s well chosen illustrations which present n o t only t h e E g y p t of t h e p a p y r i b u t also t h e s e scenes a n d things f r o m t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y E g y p t which r e m i n d us of her ancient p a s t . I t is a g r e a t m e r i t of t h e a u t h o r t h a t she h a s w r i t t e n a highly r e a d a b l e s t o r y of ancient E g y p t destined for wide circle of t h e r e a d e r s w h o will follow w i t h c u r i o u s i t y t h e u n c o m m o n problems, h e r e b e f o r e a p p a r e n t l y r e m o t e a n d k n o w n t o a small n u m b e r of specialists. T h e f a c t t h a t t h e book h a s gone i n t o second edition t e s t i f i e s how excellent are its qualities. [ H . K . ]
Claire P r é a u x , Reflexions sur la Misanthropie au Theatre.
À propos du Dyscolos de Ménandre (Chronique d'Egypte t . 34
N o . 68 (1959) p p . 3 2 7 - 3 4 1 ) .
T h e a u t h o r e n d e a v o u r s to p r o v e t h a t t h e rôle of Cnemon i n t h e Dyscolos of M e n a n d e r corresponds t o t h e m u l t i f a r i o u s f u n c t i o n s assigned t o t h e c o m e d y . [C.K.]
J a c q u e s S c h w a r t z , La terre d'Égypte au temps de Trajan
et d'Hadrien. Archives de Sarapion (Chronique d'Egypte t . 34
No. 68 (1959) p p . 3 4 2 - 3 5 6 ) .
This l e c t u r e delivered a t t h e session of t h e „ F o n d a t i o n égyptologi-q u e Reine E l i s a b e t h " on 23-rd J a n u a r y , 1959, concerns t h e life of a f a m i l y of l a n d e d p r o p r i e t o r s in t h e Middle E g y p t a n d shows t h e process of social elevation a n d t h e Hellenisation of t h i s f a m i l y . [C.K.]
