Victorian literary culture and ancient Egypt / edited by Eleanor Dobson.
An academic study to address ancient Egypt as it was appropriated across disparate literary modes during the Victorian era. Drawing on texts by canonical authors while illuminating new sources and understudied works, it brings the highbrow and the popular into conversation, addressing contemporary i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | An academic study to address ancient Egypt as it was appropriated across disparate literary modes during the Victorian era. Drawing on texts by canonical authors while illuminating new sources and understudied works, it brings the highbrow and the popular into conversation, addressing contemporary ideas of race, gender and religion. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1526141884 9781526141880 |