An Amharic Chrestomathy: A collection of Amharic passages together with an intorduction, grammatical tables and a glossary

by Ullendorff,Edward

• ISBN13: 9780728600584
• ISBN10: 0728600587
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-03-13
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Table of Contents

PREFACE	v
ABBREVIATIONS	ix
INTRODUCTION	1	(14)
(a) The study of Amharic	1	(7)
(b) The Amharic language	8	(3)
(c) Amharic literature	11	(4)
GRAMMATICAL TABLES	15	(6)
CHRESTOMATHY	21	(1)
HISTORY	21	(16)
Heruy Walda Sellassie, History of King John	21	(3)
Menelik's decree on the succession to the throne	24	(2)
Kebbede Mikael, Shakespeare	26	(2)
Kebbede Mikael, The Romans	28	(2)
Kebbede Mikael, The British in America	30	(1)
King Theodore	31	(6)
(a) Mondon-Vidailhet's version	31	(1)
(b) Littmann's version	32	(1)
(c) Fusella's version	33	(2)
(d) Blatta Germatchew's play	35	(2)
NEWSPAPERS	37	(10)
Speech by Empress Menen	37	(1)
Speech by Emperor Haile Sellassie	38	(1)
Easter celebrations	39	(1)
Gift of books	39	(1)
Trade between the East and some African countries	40	(1)
Parliament has begun its work	41	(1)
Harar in a foreign journal	42	(2)
Cigarette smoking	44	(3)
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Emperor's Message to Manchester Conference	47	(2)
Regulations for the Administration of the Church	49	(1)
Notice about abandoned land	50	(2)
Ethiopian Constitution	52	(3)
TRANSLATIONS	55	(4)
Genesis XI, 1-9-Tower of Babel	55	(1)
Mark XV, 1-14	56	(1)
Rasselas (translated by Blatta Sirak)	57	(2)
FICTION	59	(22)
A fable	59	(1)
Blatta Germatchew, Araya	60	(2)
Makonnen Endalkatchew, The Voice of Blood	62	(2)
Makonnen Endalkatchew, David the Third	64	(2)
Makonnen Endalkatchew, City of the Poor	66	(3)
Kebbede Mikael, Prophecy fulfilled	69	(3)
Heruy Walda Sellassie, Advice to a son	72	(2)
Yared Gabra Mikael, The cow	74	(2)
Mangestu Lemma, Nine Travellers	76	(3)
Mangestu Lemma, English translation of the "Nine Travellers"	79	(2)
MISCELLANEOUS	81	(12)
Ba'emnat Gabra Amlak, On the Amharic language	81	(3)
Letters	84	(1)
Photograph of the original of letter (2)	85	(2)
Phrases	87	(2)
Crossword	89	(48)
Crossword solution	137
AMHARIC-ENGLISH GLOSSARY	93	(46)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	139