British women writers and the reception of ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 : imperialist representations of Egyptian women /

British women writers and the reception of ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 : imperialist representations of Egyptian women /

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Author / Creator:	Youngkin, Molly, 1970- author.
Imprint:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. ©2016
Description:	xxvii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism. English literature -- Egyptian influences. Women in literature. Egyptians in literature. Egyptians in literature. English literature. English literature -- Egyptian influences. English literature -- Women authors. Women in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10507335

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ISBN:	9781137570765 1137570768
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Focusing on British women writers' knowledge of ancient Egypt, Molly Youngkin shows how British women writers' encounters with textual and visual representations of ancient Egyptian women such as Hathor, Isis, and Cleopatra influenced how British women represented their own desired emancipation in novels, poetry, drama, romances, and fictional treatises"--

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