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Orientalism and the reception of powerful women from the ancient world /

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"Why is Cleopatra, a descendent of Alexander the Great, a Ptolemy from a Greek-Macedonian family, in popular imagination an Oriental woman? True, she assumed some aspects of pharaonic imagery in order to rule Egypt, but her Orientalism mostly derives from ancient (Roman) and modern stereotypes:...

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Other Authors: Carlà-Uhink, Filippo (Editor), Wieber, Anja (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2020].
Series:Imagines - Classical receptions in the visual and performing arts.
Subjects:
Women in popular culture > History.
Orientalism > Social aspects.
Orientalism > History.
Femmes dans la culture populaire > Histoire.
Orientalisme > Aspect social.
Orientalisme > Histoire.
Ancient history: to c 500 CE.
Art > Criticism & Theory.
Art > History > Ancient & Classical.
Orientalism
Orientalism > Social aspects
Women in popular culture
Electronic books.
History
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