&quote;You, who disturb my sleep...&quote; - The figure of the mummy in 19th and 20th century American Literature

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Dortmund (Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Way down to Egypt's Land, language: English, abstract: The fascination with old Egypt, which came up in the western world after Napoleon's conquest of Egypt in 1798 and reached a peak in 19th century America, was uttered in a vast am...