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

By Molly Youngkin

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