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Romantic Egypt : abyssal ground of British romanticism /

"Romantic Egypt argues that the balance between knowing and not-knowing, between deciphering and imagining an archaic Egypt, was essential to the development of the Romantic imaginary, particularly in Britain and Germany: for the Romantics western philosophy and art had their birth in Ancient E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fay, Elizabeth A., 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Subjects:
Romanticism > Great Britain.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > Egyptian influences.
Romanticism > Germany.
German literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
German literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
German literature > Egyptian influences.
Civilization, Ancient, in literature.
Egypt > In literature.
English literature.
German literature.
Literature.
Romanticism.
Egypt.
Germany.
Great Britain.
1700-1899
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"Romantic Egypt argues that the balance between knowing and not-knowing, between deciphering and imagining an archaic Egypt, was essential to the development of the Romantic imaginary, particularly in Britain and Germany: for the Romantics western philosophy and art had their birth in Ancient Egypt"--
Physical Description:xxii, 237 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781793635679
1793635676