Ancient Egypt in the popular imagination building a fantasy in film, literature, music and art /

"Ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in Western popular culture. This work traces how films were inspired by writers like Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and by the art of Victorian painters. Similarly, it shows how the soundtracks to such films belong to a Romantic music...

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Huvudupphovsman: Huckvale, David
Institutionell upphovsman: ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2012.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • Introduction
  • Films
  • Egyptology
  • Myth and magic
  • Art
  • Fiction and fantasy (part 1)
  • Fiction and fantasy (part 2)
  • Music
  • Conclusion.