British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910

British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910
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Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9781137566140
ISBN-13 : 1137566140
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Book Synopsis British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 by : Molly Youngkin

Download or read book British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 written by Molly Youngkin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on British women writers' knowledge of ancient Egypt, Youngkin shows the oftentimes limited but pervasive representations of ancient Egyptian women in their written and visual works. Images of Hathor, Isis, and Cleopatra influenced how British writers such as George Eliot and Edith Cooper came to represent female emancipation.


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