Week 1 The influence of Egyptian art
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1 European exploration of Egypt
  • 2 The lens of ‘Orientalism’
    • 2.1 Gustave Flaubert – novelist
    • 2.2 Amelia Edwards – traveller
    • 2.3 Howard Carter – archaeologist
  • 3 West versus East
    • 3.1 The views of G.W.F. Hegel
  • 4 Orientalism and European art
    • 4.1 Inspiring the Victorians
  • 5 The avant-garde and Paul Gauguin
    • 5.1 Paul Gauguin
  • 6 Twentieth-century popular culture
  • 7 Beyond the myths
    • Summary
  • Acknowledgements

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