The Parthenon enigma / Joan Breton Connelly.
The Parthenon enigma / Joan Breton Connelly.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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G 2014/3201
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English
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Physical content
xxiii, 485 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Sacred Rock : myth and the power of place -- Before the Parthenon : gods, monsters, and the cosmos -- Periklean Pomp : The Parthenon moment and its passing -- The Ultimate Sacrifice : Founding father, mother, daughters -- The Parthenon Frieze : The key to the temple -- Why the Parthenon : War, d...
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"A revolutionary new understanding of the most famous and influential building in the world, a thesis that calls into question our basic understanding of the ancient civilization that we most identify with. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon has been revered as the symbol of Western culture, the epitome of the ancient society from which we...
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The Parthenon enigma / Joan Breton Connelly.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-456) and index.
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G 2014/3201
Record Identifier
74VKvRwb0zab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvRwb0zab
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ISBN
9780385350501 (ebook)
030759338X (hardback)
9780307593382 (hardback)
0307476596 (paperback)
9780307476593 (paperback)
0385350503 (ebook)
DDC
726/.120809385
MMS ID
991021515869702626
