Lord Elgin and the Marbles (Paperback)
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Short Description for Lord Elgin and the Marbles The Elgin Marbles have created controversy ever since they were first brought to Britain by the 7th Lord Elgin. Based on a detailed study of both original records and recent discoveries, this text offers an account of the discovery and acquisition of the Marbles, and contemporary debates.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
- Published: 13 August 1998
- Format: Paperback 434 pages
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- Categories: Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE | Non-graphic Art Forms | British & Irish History | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780192880536 ISBN 10: 0192880535
- Sales rank: 1,057,647
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Full description for Lord Elgin and the Marbles
'The British say they have saved the Marbles. Well, thank you very much. Now give them back.' - Melina Mercouri, actress and politician Ever since the sculptures from the Parthenon arrived in England at the beginning of the last century, they have caused controversy. Based on a detailed study of both original records and recent discoveries, Lord Elgin and the Marbles is the authoritative historical account of the extraordinary circumstances in which the Elgin Marbles were acquired, of the tremendous impact which they made on modern appreciation of Greek art, and of the bitter reaction of Napoleon, Byron, and many others to their appropriation. In the last chapters of this book, William St. Clair now adds further fuel to the controversy by revealing for the first time some disturbing details about the treatment of the Marbles while in the British Museum's care, and of the British Museum's response to public concerns about this important cultural artefact.
