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In Egyptian Oedipus, Daniel Stolzenberg not only provides the first serious study of Athanasius Kircher's investigations into the history and culture of ancient Egypt, but he also furnishes a perceptive critical evaluation of Kircher's scholarship and persona, warts and all. Stolzenberg goes beyond Kircher's programmatic statements to unveil his actual scholarly practices. In doing so, Stolzenberg has produced an exemplary case study of a polymath at work and has provided us with a more nuanced understanding of Kircher's influence. --Mordechai Feingold, California Institute of Technology

""Extraordinary: Kircher, the figure of fun, emerges from Stolzenberg's impressive analysis as a serious scholar."" (Anthony Grafton, London Review of Books) ""Thoroughly researched and informative."" (Times Literary Supplement)

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Daniel Stolzenberg is associate professor of history at the University of California, Davis.

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