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The Parthenon
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Parthenon
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor Mary Beard
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Religious buildings
Classical Greek and Roman archaeology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781846683497
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| Classifications | Dewey:726.120809385 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Profile Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Profile Books Ltd
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| Publication Date |
20 May 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Cambridge and is a fellow of Newnham College. Her hugely successful blog for The Times is soon to be published as a book. She is general editor of the Wonders of the World series and author of the award winning and best-selling Pompeii.
ReviewsSophisticated, engaging ... she unravels the intricacies with the light and deft touch which characterises the whole book ... something for classicists and laymen alike -- Gavanndra Hodge * 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 -- Tom Holland * New Statesman *
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