Under Egypt's Spell
Publisher: Bellew Publishing Co Ltd
Published: October 11, 1990
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9780947792541
Copyright date: 1991
Subjects: Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects
Description: Egypt has exerted a fascination over writers in English since the eighteenth century and continues to do so. This review of the literature inspired by the country starts from pre-Napoleonic days, referring to writers who have lived, worked, visited and fought there. Three chapters are devoted to the cultural life of Egypt during World War II as seen through the eyes of an Egyptian writer and a British writer, both of whom were there at the time. Their aim is to reveal some of the facts behind fictionalized versions of the period which have tended to obscure its real significance as an epoch in which a cultural life of its own was created during a time of world upheaval. Under Egypt's Spell concludes by showing how the country has cast its spell upon its own people and how Egyptian writers have themselves been influenced by European culture. - Jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The early years; title: The British in Egypt and the First World War; title: The inter-war years; title: The Second World War : the Cairo scene; title: The Second World War : the publications; title: The Second World War : music, drama, and other entertainment; title: The aftermath; title: The continuing interest; title: Alexandria; title: Under their own spell : Egyptian writers; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix : Art and architecture