Revisiting the Myth of the Suez Canal: French Writers and Travelers in Egypt around 1869
La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York CityJoin the Middle East Institute for a guest lecture with Sarga Moussa. The opening of the Suez Canal (1869) was celebrated as a world event (thousands of personalities from both ‘West’ and ‘East’ were invited by the Khedive Ismaïl), but the meaning of this event remains a subject of debate. Surprisingly, little attention has been paid to literary and cultural…