Description
| Product ID: | 9781137570765 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910 |
| Subtitle: | Imperialist Representations of Egyptian Women |
| Authors: | Author: Molly Youngkin |
| Page Count: | 229 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 , Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women, Ancient Egypt, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-01-20 |
