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Victorian literary culture and ancient Egypt /

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dobson, Eleanor (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Egyptology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Egyptology.
English literature.
Great Britain.
1800-1899
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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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.
Physical Description:xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781526141880
1526141884