Victorian Alchemy

Victorian Alchemy explores nineteenth-century conceptions of ancient Egypt as this extant civilisation was being ‘rediscovered’ in the modern world. With its material remnants somewhat paradoxically symbolic of both antiquity and modernity (in the very currentness of Egyptological excavations), anci...

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Main Author:	Dobson, Eleanor
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	UCL Press 2022
Subjects:	ancient Egypt;Victorian literature;18th century;19th century;early film;science;magic;alchemy;art;photography;occultism;spiritualism;esotericism;astronomy;time travel;physics;electricity;x-rays;optics;theatre;psychology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKD Archaeology by period / region thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBA Ancient World::1QBAE Ancient Egypt thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRS Ancient religions and Mythologies::QRSA Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology
Online Access:	OCN: 1346385547
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