Pharaonic disguise. Contemporary politics in Egyptian camouflage

• Authors: Leszek Zinkow
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents a few insights into certain aspects of Egyptian themes in Polish literature in two short stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, namely ‘From the Legends of Ancient Egypt’ by B. Prus and ‘The Judgment of Osiris’ by H. Sienkiewicz, which both utilized the tool of Egyptianization in political commentary of the time.

Keywords

EN

Egyptian influences; Egyptomania; Polish literature –; 19th century; Bolesław Prus; Henryk Sienkiewicz

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 269-276

Contributors

author

Leszek Zinkow

• Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow

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