Narrating Ancient Egypt
The Representation of Ancient Egypt in Nineteenth-Century and Early-Twentieth-Century Fantastic Fiction
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang AG
Published:22nd Apr '15
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Ancient and modern Egypt feature in numerous fantastic stories by Victorian and Edwardian writers. This book explores how works of popular Egyptianising fantastic literature can be read as critical texts which comment on the Oriental mind-set of Europe, and especially Britain. The analysis of the genre and the discussion of possible reasons for the frequent use of Egyptianising elements show that Egypt was simultaneously a real and an imagined place – a perfect ingredient to create gothic stories and magical events, and, at the same time, of specific interest to Great Britain for cultural and political reasons.
ISBN: 9783631660980
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 470g
290 pages
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