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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Call Number: PN1995.9 .E32 H84
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| 100 | 1 | |a Huckvale, David, |e author |9 32339 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ancient Egypt in the popular imagination : |b building a fantasy in film, literature, music and art / |c David Huckvale. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Jefferson, North Carolina : |b McFarland & Co., |c c2012. | |
| 300 | |a vii, 246 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 26 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Films 2. Egyptology 3. Myth and Magic 4. Art 5. Fiction and Fantasy, Part 1 6. Fiction and Fantasy, Part 2 7. Music Conclusion Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index | |
| 520 | |a "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 musical tradition stretching back beyond Verdi and Mozart"--Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 651 | 0 | |a Egypt |x In motion pictures. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Egypt |x In mass media. | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
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