British women writers and the reception of ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 : imperialist representations of Egyptian women /

"Focusing on British women writers' knowledge of ancient Egypt, Molly Youngkin shows how British women writers' encounters with textual and visual representations of ancient Egyptian women such as Hathor, Isis, and Cleopatra influenced how British women represented their own desired e...

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Main Author: Youngkin, Molly, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Summary:"Focusing on British women writers' knowledge of ancient Egypt, Molly Youngkin shows how British women writers' encounters with textual and visual representations of ancient Egyptian women such as Hathor, Isis, and Cleopatra influenced how British women represented their own desired emancipation in novels, poetry, drama, romances, and fictional treatises"--
Physical Description:xxvii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781137570765
1137570768