The Parthenon Marbles
the case for reunification
$26.19
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2025
Summary
The Parthenon Marbles: A Call for Return
Why the British Museum should hand back the Elgin Marbles.
The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks of the frieze sawn off and shipped to England, where they were subsequently seized by Parliament and sold to the British Museum to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786633958 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786633957 |
| Author: | Christopher Hitchens, Nadine Gordimer, Robert Browning, Charalamabos Bouras |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was the author a number of polemics from geopolitics to religion. A regular contributor to Vanity Fair, The Atlantic Monthly and Slate, he was named one of the world’s “Top 100 Public Intellectuals” by Foreign Policy and Prospect.
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