The book Mr WRIGHT FOUND :)

This was one of the comments made about the book, "The Akhenaten Colossi of Karnak, by Lise Manniche (Hardcover)" by Bruce Trique. Found on Amazon books, on comments and reviews.

"Lise Manniche presents a persuasive picture that the statues, for the most part, were dismantled with considerable care (although the{re} is a subset of the statues that do show deliberate mutilation that appears to reflect real animosity)"

>> This is interesting because i had no idea that the hostility towards Amarna is evident in the art. Though i think it importent to talk about the Re priesthood and their opposition, and their subsequent return to power in the subsequent rulers, Horemheb and the disgrace of Nefferttiti.

"Manniche explores the vexed question whether these statues were an effort to portray a physical reality (and, if so, what medical pathology could explain such an appearance?) or whether the statues were the product of a deliberate evolution in artistic style (something more intellectually accessible to a 20th century audience than perhaps to people in 14th century BCE Egypt."

>>This directly affects my project :) as it is the basis of it.

THIS IS SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW :)

" A theme to which the author frequently returns -- but of course for which is unable to provide a final answer -- is why one subset of these statues (basically, those showing the head weaing the Double Crown of Egypt without nemes or khat headdress) were subjected to a very evidently non-random mutilation invoving smashing of the nose, mouth, chin, and eyes (while such a mutilation pattern is virtually absent from all the other statues). Manniche discusses the possibility that these mutilated statues were intended to represent Nefertiti rather than Akhenaten himself and that something in her later life (she may have become co-pharaoh, an elevation distasteful to some traditionalists) called forth such vehement violence. "

>> this is relevant to my study b/c it involves the artworks. In particular, what evidence it provides historians specifically concerning the issue present in the art and speculated after the Amarna period of 'co-regency'. This i plan to look at in my project.

William Suddaby's comments:

"Her research brings together a gold mine of scholarly observations from all over the world and organizes it in a cogent and unintimidating way."

>> This conveys her style which i will need to compare to others in the past who have written about Amarna b/c of the necessary focus in my project.

Stanly C. Sargent comments:

"The text is quite intriguing and well-written. The author considers (without bias) the several theories about the possible meanings of the colossi, the significance of varying crowns, whether the colossi represent Akhenaten alone (as king), as the phases of the Aten, or himself, Nefertiti and Amenhotep III, and more. "

>> Again the author's style, seems to be a Von Ranke with varying perspectives.

"The only fault I found with the book was the author does not translate quotes from sources in French, in the text or in the footnotes. Luckily, there are not a lot of these instances, but for someone who doesn't know French, it is a little frustrating. "

>> 1. BAD thing for a writer or historian, the reader needs to understand everything, and an effective argument for anything as all facts must be understandable. 2. Style again, obviously the author explains evidence throughout her text and uses footnotes, a good thing. 3. Just the first comment again.