Das verschleierte Bild zu Sais - Assmann, Jan
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Schiller's ballad, dating from 1795, treats an Egyptianizing motif very much en vogue at that time: the mysteries of Isis and the 'Egyptian initiation'. The plot of the ballad, however, is not traditional, but Schiller's own combination of several Classical passages. What drew Schiller's attention to ancient Egypt which does not seem to play any role his other works? What could it mean to him? The lecture tries to show that Schiller treats the 'veiled image at Sais' as an allegory ...

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Schiller's ballad, dating from 1795, treats an Egyptianizing motif very much en vogue at that time: the mysteries of Isis and the 'Egyptian initiation'. The plot of the ballad, however, is not traditional, but Schiller's own combination of several Classical passages. What drew Schiller's attention to ancient Egypt which does not seem to play any role his other works? What could it mean to him? The lecture tries to show that Schiller treats the 'veiled image at Sais' as an allegory ...
Autorenporträt
Jan Assmann, geboren 1938, hatte von 1976 bis 2003 den Lehrstuhl für Ägyptologie an der Universität Heidelberg inne und leitet seit 1978 ein Grabungsprojekt in Luxor (Oberägypten). Seit 2005 ist er Honorarprofessor für Allgemeine Kulturwissenschaft und Religionstheorie an der Universität Konstanz, außerdem Ehrendoktor verschiedener Universitäten, darunter der Hebrew University, Jerusalem. 1998 erhielt er den Preis des Historischen Kollegs.