Akhenaten; Author: Porter, Dorothy; Paperback

Author: Porter, Dorothy
Paperback
300 pages
Published: February 1999
Serpents Tail
ISBN: 1852426195

Porter's intensity and sensuous immediacy rip through any barriers to catch ... the living breath of a very strange man indeed -- The AgeAkhenaten, an Egyptian pharaoh who reigned briefly from 1378 to 1362 B.C., is a fascinating figure in Egyptian history. Archaeologists have discovered attempts to eradicate all traces of his reign, but enough remains to tell a remarkable story of incest, heresy, androgyny and a massive cult of personality. Like Camus's celebrated Caligula, Porter's Akhenaten is an attractive, warped megalomaniac who attempted to construct a heretical religion around one Sun God, with himself at the center.This unusual fictional biography in verse is a passionate re-creation of the life and times of Akhenaten, the Egyptian pharoah who reigned from 1378-1362 BC - a man with absolute power who used it absolutely, and dissolutely. A strong follow up to 'The Monkey's Mask'.This is a recreation of the life of Akhenaten, Nefertiti's husband, which tells the story of his reign from 1378 to 1362 BC. In spite of attempts to eradicate all traces of his reign, enough exists to tell a story of incest, heresy, androgyny and a massive cult of personality.