British women writers and the reception of ancient Egypt, 1840-1910

By Molly Youngkin

Subjects: Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, Egyptian influences, English literature, Women in literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, LITERARY CRITICISM, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Women authors, English literature, women authors, History and criticism, European, English literature, history and criticism, 19th century, Egyptians in literature

Description: "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"--