The Parthenon
Temple, cathedral, mosque, ruin, Icon
$27.51
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2010
Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846683497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846683491 |
| Author: | Mary Beard, Professor Mary Beard |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 199g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 200mm |
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Critics Review
Sophisticated, 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 *
Mary Beard
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.
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