TY - BOOK AU - Huckvale,David ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Ancient Egypt in the popular imagination: building a fantasy in film, literature, music and art AV - PN1995.9.E32 H84 2012eb U1 - 700/.45832 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Jefferson, N.C. PB - McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers KW - Egypt KW - In motion pictures KW - In mass media KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes filmography; Introduction -- Films -- Egyptology -- Myth and magic -- Art -- Fiction and fantasy (part 1) -- Fiction and fantasy (part 2) -- Music -- Conclusion; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10557769 ER -