Popular archaeology is a heterogeneous phenomenon: Focusing on the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, Egyptian mummies, and the ruin complex Great Zimbabwe in fictional and factual texts, Susanne Duesterberg analyses the popular reception of archaeology in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. She offers an interdisciplinary and comparative view on the reception of the different archaeologies, reflecting contemporary sociocultural concerns in connection with identity formation. With its focus on popular culture as well as identity and memory studies, the book appeals to both a general public and experts from various disciplines.
By:
Susanne Duesterberg Imprint: Transcript Verlag Country of Publication: Germany Volume: 14 Dimensions:
Height: 23mm,
Width: 15mm,
Spine: 2mm
Weight: 992g ISBN:9783837628104 ISBN 10: 3837628108 Series:History in Popular Cultures Pages: 572 Publication Date:15 February 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Susanne Duesterberg (M.A.) is a staff member at the English Department of Freiburg University. Her research interests include Victorian and Modernist literature and culture.