{"product_id":"ancient-egypt-in-the-popular-imagination-9780786465774","title":"Ancient Egypt in the Popular Imagination","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Ancient Egypt has long been a source of fascination in Western popular culture. Movies such as \u003ci\u003eThe Mummy\u003c\/i\u003e (1932, 1959), Biblical epics like \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e (1923, 1956), and pharaonic films like \u003ci\u003eCleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e (1934, 1963) and \u003ci\u003eThe Egyptian\u003c\/i\u003e (1954) have all recreated the glamour and allure of Egyptian art and civilization for Western audiences. This work traces how these and other 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. Exploring these artistic endeavors addresses the question of whether the fantasy of ancient Egypt represents racist misunderstandings of a far more significant reality, or a way for Western culture to understand itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456007635287,"sku":"9780786465774","price":27.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786465774.jpg?v=1755033414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ancient-egypt-in-the-popular-imagination-9780786465774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}