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Parthenon : power and politics on the Acropolis
- Title
- Parthenon : power and politics on the Acropolis / David Stuttard.
- Author
- Stuttard, David
- Publication
- London : The British Museum Press, [2013]
- ©2013
- Supplementary Content
- Inhaltsverzeichnis
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DF287.P3 S78 2013g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps; 20 cm
- Summary
- This book takes the reader through the dramatic story of the conception and creation of the Parthenon, setting it against a turbulent historical background and rooting the building firmly in the real and mythological landscape of Athens. Written as a pacy, narrative history, the text features a cast of memorable characters, including Themistocles, the general whose decision to evacuate Athens led to the Persian sack of the acropolis; Pericles, visionary statesman and mastermind of the Athens' building project; and Pheidias, who created the cult statue of Athene, and narrowly escaped impeachment for embezzlement. Beautifully illustrated with site photography, details from the Parthenon sculptures and other related artworks from the collection of the British Museum, this book explores the Parthenon as the spiritual heart of a network of commanding buildings, devised by Pericles and continued by his successors to promote the power of Athens as leader of the Greek world.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- part 1. Athens before the Parthenon -- Tabula Rasa -- Ground zero -- Imperial revenge -- part 2. The Parthenon -- Athens redux -- Athens bejewelled -- part 3. The pride of Attica -- Attica reborn -- Death of a dream.
- ISBN
- 9780714122847 (pbk.)
- 071412284X (pbk.)
- OCLC
- ocn857524377
- 857524377
- SCSB-5734577
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries