British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910: Imperialist Representations of Egyptian Women (1st ed. 2016)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2016
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137566140
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781137570765, 9781137570765
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 08/09/19
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- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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