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| August 28, 2007 09:25AM |
Rick,
I agree. He was a pioneer(one of many) and a prolific writer, who put forth a lot of material to the public at large, and inspired a lot of Egyptologists (sometimes to re-study his work and correct it
). His writing style, "without proper citation", is simplistic and opens up a miraculous new world (Ancient Egypt) to the average reader (even if it is a distorted world).
"nobody today would quote him in scholastic articles."
-- Nor should they. His work is very sloppy and riddled with errors.
"I personally find it somewhat tragic that a man who devoted his life to putting Egyptology on the map is now reviled by the same people whom he devoted his life too."
-- An excellent point, that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2007 09:33AM by rich.
I agree. He was a pioneer(one of many) and a prolific writer, who put forth a lot of material to the public at large, and inspired a lot of Egyptologists (sometimes to re-study his work and correct it
). His writing style, "without proper citation", is simplistic and opens up a miraculous new world (Ancient Egypt) to the average reader (even if it is a distorted world).
"nobody today would quote him in scholastic articles."
-- Nor should they. His work is very sloppy and riddled with errors.
"I personally find it somewhat tragic that a man who devoted his life to putting Egyptology on the map is now reviled by the same people whom he devoted his life too."
-- An excellent point, that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2007 09:33AM by rich.
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