Egyptomania
Subtitle: our three thousand year obsession with the land of the pharaohs
By: Bob Brier
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781137278609
Subjects: Egyptology; Archaeology and history; Civilization; Antiquities; History
Description: Presents the history of the West's obsession with ancient Egyptian art and culture, from the time of the Romans, to the campaigns of Napolean Bonaparte, the discovery Tutankhamen's tomb, and the popular culture of today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Birth of a collection; title: Rome and the birth of Egyptomania; title: Napoleon on the Nile; title: How an obelisk and a canal conquered France; title: The amazing voyage of Cleopatra's needle; title: Egypt for sale : Victorian Egyptomania; title: New York gets its obelisk; title: The mummies sing songs of the Nile; title: Tutankhamen, superstar; title: The mummy goes to the movies; title: The future of Egyptomania.