The Real Life of the Parthenon

by Patricia Vigderman

Book Overview

Ownership battles over the marbles removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin have been rumbling into invective, pleading, and counterclaims for two centuries. The emotional temperature around them is high, and steering across the vast past to safe anchor in a brilliant heritage is tricky. The stories around antiquities become distorted by the pull of ownership, and it is these stories that urge Patricia Vigderman into her own exploration of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814254586
• ISBN13: 9780814254585
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Mad Creek Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"