About John Lawrence Foster
John Lawrence Foster was an American Egyptologist, scholar, and poet.
Biographical details
Basic information
person Full name | John Lawrence Foster |
cake Date of birth | November 11, 1930 |
event_busy Date of death | January 25, 2011 |
Biographical mentions
"John L. Foster, professor of American literature at Roosevelt University from 1966 until his retirement in 1994, died on Jan. 25 ... Born to Robert E. and Dorothy R. (Lockwood) Foster in Chicago, on Nov. 11, 1930, Dr. Foster spent his early years in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he graduated from Creston High School."
Source: evanstonroundtable.com on 08/02/2022
Top works
Thought Couplets in the Tale of Sinuhe | Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology | |
Book | Book | |
1993 | 2010 | |
Author | Author | |
More info | More info |
Authored works by John Lawrence Foster
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology Book · John Lawrence Foster · 2010
Foster's anthology provides translations of various Egyptian works. list_alt Access options Thought Couplets in the Tale of Sinuhe: Verse Text and Translation with an Outline of Grammatical Forms and Clause Sequences and an Essay on the Ta... Book · John Lawrence Foster · 1993
Foster's monograph on the Story of Sinuhe provides the hieroglyphic signs alongside a verse translation. The appendix provides statistical analyses on verbal forms found within the story. list_alt Access options Associated works
Role: Editor
Role: Translator
Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology Book · John Lawrence Foster · 2010
Foster's anthology provides translations of various Egyptian works. list_alt Access options Thought Couplets in the Tale of Sinuhe: Verse Text and Translation with an Outline of Grammatical Forms and Clause Sequences and an Essay on the Ta... Book · John Lawrence Foster · 1993
Foster's monograph on the Story of Sinuhe provides the hieroglyphic signs alongside a verse translation. The appendix provides statistical analyses on verbal forms found within the story. list_alt Access options Role: Contributor
Mentions of John Lawrence Foster
utexas.edu
"John L. Foster was a Research Associate at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, where he studied, translated, and wrote about ancient Egyptian literature from 1966 until his death in 2011."
Source: utexas.edu on 08/02/2022
Bibliography
Foster, John L. Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2010.
Foster, John L. Thought Couplets in the Tale of Sinuhe: Verse Text and Translation with an Outline of Grammatical Forms and Clause Sequences and an Essay on the Tale as Literature. Frankfurt, Germany: Peter Lang, 1993.