Narrating Ancient Egypt: The Representation of Ancient Egypt in Nineteenth-Century and Early-Twentieth-Century Fantastic Fiction
Author:   Elmar Schenkel ,  Maria Fleischhack
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9783631660980


Pages:   290
Publication Date:   22 April 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Narrating Ancient Egypt: The Representation of Ancient Egypt in Nineteenth-Century and Early-Twentieth-Century Fantastic Fiction


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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.

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Author:   Elmar Schenkel ,  Maria Fleischhack
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9783631660980


ISBN 10:   3631660987
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   22 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Ancient Egypt in Literature - The West versus the East - Mummies and other Egyptian characters and objects - Magic and alchemy - Self-criticism - Orientalism - Tourism - Museums - Collections - Encounters with the Other - Encounters with ancient Egypt.

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Maria Fleischhack lectures at Leipzig University with a special research focus on Victorian and postmodern fantasy literature, the literary reception of ancient Egypt, Scottish identity and devolution, adaptation studies, English theatre and Sherlock Holmes.

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