Egyptomania Goes to the Movies: From Archaeology to Popular Craze to Hollywood Fantasy

by Matthew Coniam

"Egyptomania," the West's obsession with the strange and magnificent world of Ancient Egypt, has for centuries been reflected in architecture, literature and the performing arts. But the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922, by a sensation-hungry world newly united by mass media, created a wave of fascination unlike anything before. They called it "Tutmania" and its influence was felt everywhere from fashion to home decor to popular music--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476668280
• ISBN13: 9781476668284
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher