The Mummy in Fact, Fiction and Film

Informationen zum Autor Susan D. Cowie is a retired school principal and part-time tax accountant's administrator. She's also an avid Egyptologist and lives in Kent, England. Klappentext In 1922, when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, much of what was then known about mummies came from the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs. Even before 1922, the mummy had been the subject of fiction, with such writers as Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tackling the subject, and early films dating back to 1901. In this work, the authors present the religious, social and scientific aspects of mummies as well as an in-depth discussion of facts about them (largely Egyptian, but including other kinds of mummies). Then, how mummies are portrayed in fiction and in the movies is discussed. Stories and films in which the mummy is a focal character are listed. Zusammenfassung In 1922! when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen! much of what was then known about mummies came from the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs. This work presents the religious! social and scientific aspects of mummies and discusses the facts about them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsForeword (by George Hart) Preface 1. The Mummy in Fact 3. The Mummy in Novels, Short Stories and Children's Books Conclusion Appendix: Chronological List of Mummy Films Selected Bibliography Index

Klappentext
In 1922, when Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, much of what was then known about mummies came from the writing of Greek historian Herodotus and from the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs. Even before 1922, the mummy had been the subject of fiction, with such writers as Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tackling the subject, and early films dating back to 1901. In this work, the authors present the religious, social and scientific aspects of mummies as well as an in-depth discussion of facts about them (largely Egyptian, but including other kinds of mummies). Then, how mummies are portrayed in fiction and in the movies is discussed. Stories and films in which the mummy is a focal character are listed.

Inhalt
Table of Contents

Foreword (by George Hart)
Preface

1. The Mummy in Fact
3. The Mummy in Novels, Short Stories and Children's Books

Conclusion
Appendix: Chronological List of Mummy Films
Selected Bibliography
Index

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