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ISBN
9781782835691
Publisert
2019
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Profile Books Ltd
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00, G, 01
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Engelsk
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Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Parthenon, Confronting the Classics and most recently, SPQR (which has sold over 140,000 copies and beentranslated into twenty-two languages).
Find her on Twitter @wmarybeard
Sophisticated, engaging ... she unravels the intricacies with the light and deft touch which characterises the whole<p></p>book ... something for classicists and laymen alike' - Independent on Sunday<p></p>'The classical world still rouses fierce passions, and books like this help to make the study of ancient Greece urgent and relevant' - - New Statesman<p></p>An extremely entertaining read ... a book that is both learned and eloquent'<p></p>'She succeeds brilliantly in bringing back [the ruins of the Parthenon] to imaginative life' - Financial Times
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In a revised and updated edition, Mary Beard, award winning writer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.
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Sophisticated, engaging ... she unravels the intricacies with the light and deft touch which characterises the wholebook ... something for classicists and laymen alike' - Independent on Sunday'The classical world still rouses fierce passions, and books like this help to make the study of ancient Greece urgent and relevant' - - New StatesmanAn extremely entertaining read ... a book that is both learned and eloquent''She succeeds brilliantly in bringing back [the ruins of the Parthenon] to imaginative life' - Financial Times
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A classic in every sense of the word' John Julius Norwich
Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises.
Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781782835691
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Profile Books Ltd
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Lydfil
Forfatter
Lest av
Biografisk notat
Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Parthenon, Confronting the Classics and most recently, SPQR (which has sold over 140,000 copies and beentranslated into twenty-two languages).
Find her on Twitter @wmarybeard