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In this episode I'm joined by Dr Eleanor Dobson, who researches into the reception of ancient Egypt during the 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss the centenary of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, and the stories around the famous 'curses'. We consider what 19th and 20th century Egyptologists were reading, and how they wrote their own stories. We consider how perceptions of the curses developed or changed in the 19th century onwards, and how ancient Egypt and curses are represented in 20th and 21st century films. About my guest: Dr Eleanor Dobson is Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Birmingham. Her first book, Writing the Sphinx: Literature, Culture and Egyptology came out with Edinburgh University Press in 2020, and her second book, Victorian Alchemy: Science, Magic and Ancient Egypt, is out with UCL Press later this yearFor more information on Ellie's work, check out the details below:Check out Ellie's suggestions:The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010 movie)Louisa May Alcott - Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's CurseEpisode Credits:Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma CatanMusic: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSoundCheck us out at the following social media pages and websites!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcastTwitter: @victorianlegac1Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcastWebsite: https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/Email: victorianlegacies@gmail.com

In this episode I'm joined by Dr Eleanor Dobson, who researches into the reception of ancient Egypt during the 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss the centenary of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, and the stories around the famous 'curses'. We consider what 19th and 20th century Egyptologists were reading, and how they wrote their own stories. We consider how perceptions of the curses developed or changed in the 19th century onwards, and how ancient Egypt and curses are represented in 20th and 21st century films. About my guest: Dr Eleanor Dobson is Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Birmingham. Her first book, Writing the Sphinx: Literature, Culture and Egyptology came out with Edinburgh University Press in 2020, and her second book, Victorian Alchemy: Science, Magic and Ancient Egypt, is out with UCL Press later this year For more information on Ellie's work, check out the details below: Check out Ellie's suggestions: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010 movie) Louisa May Alcott - Lost in a Pyramid, or the Mummy's Curse Episode Credits: Episode Writer, Editor and Producer: Emma Catan Music: Burning Steaks (by Stationary Sign) - obtained via EpidemicSound Check us out at the following social media pages and websites! Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/victorianlegaciespodcast</a> Twitter: @victorianlegac1 Instagram: @victorianlegaciespodcast Website: <a href="https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://emmacatan.wordpress.com/victorian-legacies-podcast/</a> Email: <a href="mailto:victorianlegacies@gmail.com">victorianlegacies@gmail.com</a>

Episode 28 - Dr Eleanor Dobson -  Ancient Egypt, and Egyptology in the 19th and 20th centuries

How did Egyptian mummies become entwined with fairy tale princesses? What was an Egyptian queen doing in King Arthur's court? What Do Egyptologists Wallis Budge &amp; Battiscombe Gunn, have in common with Occultists Aleister Crowley &amp; Florence Farr? And where do Lovecraft, Freud, and Cleopatra fit in? Answers to this, and more in this weeks episode!  Dr Eleanor Dobson is lecturer in nineteenth century literature at the university of Birmingham, with a particular focus on the reception of ancient Egypt. She was instrumental in the foundation of the Tea with the sphinx annual conference, and author of several fascinating papers (which I encourage you to find online), and the upcoming book, Ancient Egypt in the Modern Imagination: Art, Literature and Culture. We sat down over Skype to talk about the inspirations behind some major horror and mummy fiction, as well as some unexpected social connections between some famous and infamous Egyptologists and occultists of the 19th century! So, if you like your Budge with a slice of Crowley, or your Yeats with a slice of Lovecraft, you’ve come to the right place!   As ever, if you enjoy the show please give it a like and share and help the audience grow and be sure to check out the work of our guests.   Where to find Dr Dobson Twitter @EllieCDobson Academia.edu (profile &amp; papers) https://bham.academia.edu/EleanorDobson By Eleanor Dobson https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Silver-Bullets-Classic-Werewolf-Stories/dp/0712352201/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=silver+bullets&amp;qid=1573730909&amp;sr=8-2 https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526141884/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FFBDLKR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Forthcoming book https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ancient-egypt-in-the-modern-imagination-9781788313391/   Works Mentioned   Stoker https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jewel-Seven-Stars-Complete-Published/dp/143828747X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Jewel+of+Seven+Stars&amp;qid=1573731043&amp;sr=8-2 Hammer https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Mummys-Tomb-Doubleplay-Blu-ray/dp/B0753P27VH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+from+the+mummy%27s+tomb&amp;qid=1573731182&amp;sr=8-1 Conan Doyle https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lot-Penguin-Little-Black-Classics/dp/0241251567/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lot+no.+249&amp;qid=1573731079&amp;sr=8-3 https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/dp/149740830X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ring+of+thoth&amp;qid=1573731132&amp;sr=8-1   Ziska https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ziska-Problem-Wicked-Marie-Corelli/dp/1519647697/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&amp;%2AVersion%2A=1&amp;%2Aentries%2A=0&amp;ie=UTF8   Florence Farr https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Magical-Writings-Florence-Farr-Golden/dp/1926982029/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730532&amp;sr=8-2 https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Egyptian-Magic-Florence-Farr/dp/116256220X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730592&amp;sr=8-3   Crowley https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Book-Law-Aleister-Crowley/dp/1983524638/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crowley&amp;qid=1573730643&amp;sr=8-1   https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thelema-Introduction-Philosophy-Aleister-Crowley/dp/0738751049/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thelema&amp;qid=1573730679&amp;sr=8-1   Lost in a Pyramid https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Pyramid-Andrew-Smith/dp/0712356177/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lost+in+a+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730793&amp;sr=8-1 Lovecraft https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Under-Pyramids-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B01DNYFY0K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=horror+under+the+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730866&amp;sr=8-1   *note these are not affiliate links but charity links for Action Duchenne Uk. Purchases result in a donation to the registered charity by Amazon. Thank you. 

How did Egyptian mummies become entwined with fairy tale princesses? What was an Egyptian queen doing in King Arthur's court? What Do Egyptologists Wallis Budge &amp; Battiscombe Gunn, have in common with Occultists Aleister Crowley &amp; Florence Farr? And where do Lovecraft, Freud, and Cleopatra fit in? Answers to this, and more in this weeks episode!  Dr Eleanor Dobson is lecturer in nineteenth century literature at the university of Birmingham, with a particular focus on the reception of ancient Egypt. She was instrumental in the foundation of the Tea with the sphinx annual conference, and author of several fascinating papers (which I encourage you to find online), and the upcoming book, Ancient Egypt in the Modern Imagination: Art, Literature and Culture. We sat down over Skype to talk about the inspirations behind some major horror and mummy fiction, as well as some unexpected social connections between some famous and infamous Egyptologists and occultists of the 19th century! So, if you like your Budge with a slice of Crowley, or your Yeats with a slice of Lovecraft, you’ve come to the right place!   As ever, if you enjoy the show please give it a like and share and help the audience grow and be sure to check out the work of our guests. Where to find Dr Dobson Twitter @EllieCDobson <a href="http://Academia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academia.edu</a> (profile &amp; papers) <a href="https://bham.academia.edu/EleanorDobson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bham.academia.edu/EleanorDobson</a> By Eleanor Dobson <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Silver-Bullets-Classic-Werewolf-Stories/dp/0712352201/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=silver+bullets&amp;qid=1573730909&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Silver-Bullets-Classic-Werewolf-Stories/dp/0712352201/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=silver+bullets&amp;qid=1573730909&amp;sr=8-2</a> <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526141884/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526141884/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3</a> <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FFBDLKR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FFBDLKR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1</a> <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ancient-egypt-in-the-modern-imagination-9781788313391/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forthcoming</a> book <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ancient-egypt-in-the-modern-imagination-9781788313391/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ancient-egypt-in-the-modern-imagination-9781788313391/</a> Works Mentioned Stoker <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jewel-Seven-Stars-Complete-Published/dp/143828747X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Jewel+of+Seven+Stars&amp;qid=1573731043&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jewel-Seven-Stars-Complete-Published/dp/143828747X/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Jewel+of+Seven+Stars&amp;qid=1573731043&amp;sr=8-2</a> Hammer <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Mummys-Tomb-Doubleplay-Blu-ray/dp/B0753P27VH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+from+the+mummy%27s+tomb&amp;qid=1573731182&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Mummys-Tomb-Doubleplay-Blu-ray/dp/B0753P27VH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=blood+from+the+mummy%27s+tomb&amp;qid=1573731182&amp;sr=8-1</a> Conan Doyle <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lot-Penguin-Little-Black-Classics/dp/0241251567/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lot+no.+249&amp;qid=1573731079&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lot-Penguin-Little-Black-Classics/dp/0241251567/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=lot+no.+249&amp;qid=1573731079&amp;sr=8-3</a> <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/dp/149740830X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ring+of+thoth&amp;qid=1573731132&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Thoth-Arthur-Conan-Doyle/dp/149740830X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ring+of+thoth&amp;qid=1573731132&amp;sr=8-1</a> Ziska <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ziska-Problem-Wicked-Marie-Corelli/dp/1519647697/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&amp;%2AVersion%2A=1&amp;%2Aentries%2A=0&amp;ie=UTF8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ziska-Problem-Wicked-Marie-Corelli/dp/1519647697/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&amp;%2AVersion%2A=1&amp;%2Aentries%2A=0&amp;ie=UTF8</a> Florence Farr <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Magical-Writings-Florence-Farr-Golden/dp/1926982029/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730532&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Magical-Writings-Florence-Farr-Golden/dp/1926982029/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730532&amp;sr=8-2</a> <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Egyptian-Magic-Florence-Farr/dp/116256220X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730592&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Egyptian-Magic-Florence-Farr/dp/116256220X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=florence+farr&amp;qid=1573730592&amp;sr=8-3</a> Crowley <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Book-Law-Aleister-Crowley/dp/1983524638/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crowley&amp;qid=1573730643&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Book-Law-Aleister-Crowley/dp/1983524638/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crowley&amp;qid=1573730643&amp;sr=8-1</a> <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thelema-Introduction-Philosophy-Aleister-Crowley/dp/0738751049/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thelema&amp;qid=1573730679&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Thelema-Introduction-Philosophy-Aleister-Crowley/dp/0738751049/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thelema&amp;qid=1573730679&amp;sr=8-1</a> Lost in a Pyramid <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Pyramid-Andrew-Smith/dp/0712356177/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lost+in+a+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730793&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Pyramid-Andrew-Smith/dp/0712356177/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lost+in+a+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730793&amp;sr=8-1</a> Lovecraft <a href="https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Under-Pyramids-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B01DNYFY0K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=horror+under+the+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730866&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Under-Pyramids-Fantasy-Horror-Classics-ebook/dp/B01DNYFY0K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=horror+under+the+pyramid&amp;qid=1573730866&amp;sr=8-1</a> *note these are not affiliate links but charity links for Action Duchenne Uk. Purchases result in a donation to the registered charity by Amazon. Thank you.

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