The Parthenon (Wonders of the World (Harvard University Press)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Parthenon Conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. This title includes the story of a museum opened in 2009 to display the sculptures from the building that remain in Greece and the controversies that have surrounded it, and asks whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'.
Full description- Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 30 June 2010
- Format: Paperback 240 pages
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- Categories: Religious Buildings | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Classical Greek & Roman Archaeology | Guidebooks
- ISBN 13: 9780674055636 ISBN 10: 0674055632
- Sales rank: 227,011
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Praise for the previous edition: 'Wry and imaginative, this gem of a book deconstructs the most famous building in Western history' - Benjamin Schwarz, "The Atlantic". 'In her brief but compendious volume [Beard] says that the more we find out about this mysterious structure, the less we know. Her book is especially valuable because it is up to date on the restoration the Parthenon has been undergoing since 1986' - Gary Wills, "New York Review of Books". At once an entrancing cultural history and a congenial guide for tourists, armchair travelers, and amateur archaeologists alike, this book conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. In the revised version of her classic study, Mary Beard now includes the story of the long-awaited new museum opened in 2009 to display the sculptures from the building that still remain in Greece, as well as the controversies that have surrounded it, and asks whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'.
