The Parthenon |
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Author:
| Beard, Mary |
Series title: | Wonders of the World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-01085-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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This book conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. Who built the Parthenon, and for what purpose? How are we to understand its sculpture? Why is it such a compelling monument? The classicist and historian Mary Beard offers readers the ultimate tour of the marvelous history and present state of this glory of the Acropolis, and of the world.
This book conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. Who built the Parthenon, and for what purpose? How are we to understand its sculpture? Why is it such a compelling monument? The classicist and historian Mary Beard offers readers the ultimate tour of the marvelous history and present state of this glory of the Acropolis, and of the world.