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The Pharaoh is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. Composed over a year's time in 1894–95, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had previously disapproved of historical novels. Pharaoh is, among other things, a study of mechanisms of political power, set in the Egypt of 1087-85 BCE as that country experiences internal upheavals and external threats that will culminate in the fall of its Twentieth Dynasty and New Kingdom. Perhaps the chief lesson, belatedly absorbed by the protagonist, is the importance, to power, of knowledge — of science. The author immersed himself in ancient Egyptian history, art and writings, and produced one of the most compelling literary depictions of life at every level of ancient Egyptian society.

Plot summary

Pharaoh combines features of several literary genres: the historical novel, the political novel, the Bildungsroman, the utopian novel, the sensation novel. It also comprises a number of interbraided strands — including the plot line, Egypt's cycle of seasons, the country's geography and monuments, and ancient Egyptian practices (e.g. mummification rituals and techniques) — each of which rises to prominence at appropriate moments. Ancient Egypt at the end of its New Kingdom period is experiencing adversities. The deserts are eroding Egypt's arable land. The country's population has declined from eight to six million. Foreign peoples are entering Egypt in ever-growing numbers, undermining its unity. The chasm between the peasants and craftsmen on one hand, and the ruling classes on the other, is growing, exacerbated by the ruling classes' fondness for luxury and idleness. The country is becoming ever more deeply indebted to Phoenician merchants as imported goods destroy native industries. The Egyptian priesthood, backbone of the bureaucracy and virtual monopolists of knowledge, have grown immensely wealthy at the expense of the pharaoh and the country. Egypt is facing prospective peril at the hands of rising powers to the north: Assyria and Persia. Ramses proves himself a brilliant military commander in a victorious lightning war against the invading Libyans. On succeeding to the throne, he encounters the adamant opposition of the priestly hierarchy to his planned reforms. The broad masses of Egyptian society are instinctively drawn to him, but he must still win over or crush the priesthood and their adherents.


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