A passion for Egypt : Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the `curse of the pharaohs`

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A passion for Egypt : Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the `curse of the pharaohs`

Julie Hankey

I. B. Tauris, 2001

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A passion for Egypt : a biography of Arthur Weigall

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The first quarter of the twentieth century witnessed many spectacular archaeological discoveries in Egypt, with that of Tutankhamun the most sensational. During this period Arthur Weigall, the British Egyptologist, was involved with the exploration of the antiquities of Luxor - particularly in the Tombs of the Nobles and the Valley of the Kings. His enthusiasm and energy played a large part in popularising ancient Egypt at a time when Luxor was becoming a fashionable winter resort for the elite of Europe and the USA. As Chief Inspector of Antiquities, Weigall played host to visiting royalty and aristocracy as they converged on Egypt in the years leading up to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb under Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon - with whom he came into conflict over newspaper reporting of the find. Following Carnarvon's premature death in Egypt it was Weigall's remarks to the press that led to the infamous story of the 'Curse of the Pharaohs': a myth that persists to this day. However, Weigall's real legacy derives from his great passion for Egypt - both ancient and modern - that is the constant theme of this compelling biography.

目次

  • Part One 1880 - 1914 1 'that violent hullabaloo' 3 2 'select establishments' 13 3 From pedigrees to hieroglyphs 17 4 Egypt 'like a house on fire' 26 5 Private idyll
  • Howard Carter
  • public ideal 38 6 Yuya and Tuya, and Weigall 'Bashmufetish' 54 7 The flooding of Nubia
  • the Tombs of the Nobles 67 8 Another royal tomb: Queen Tiy? Akhnaten? 82 9 The Eastern Desert
  • 'odium archaeologicum' 98 10 Gaiety
  • Akhnaten
  • and Howard Carter again 110 11 Maspero
  • the Autocrat of Thebes
  • Akhnaten's curse 130 12 Alan Gardiner at Gurneh
  • high life in Luxor 139 13 'Egyptologists are themselves... the worst vandals' 158 14 Breakdown
  • the bronze
  • the war for Egypt's heritage 171 15 Scandal, schemes, and Egyptology for Egyptians 188 Part Two 1914 - 1934 16 From Egypt to the West End 209 17 Experiments in theatre and film 226 18 Novelist and film critic 245 19 Tut-ankh-Carter and TutCarnarvon 259 20 American lecture tour
  • Carter again
  • and divorce 275 21 Egyptian chronology
  • English monuments 292 22 The Old Brigade versus the moderns 310 23 History again: beating the Philistines 322 24 Shutting the door 334 CONTENTS Appendix: the concession allowing Theodore Davis to dig in the Valley of the Kings 345 Sources 349 Notes and References 353 Index 371

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