The Elgin Marbles Book

Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.

The elgin marbles book.

The parthenon marbles greek. The elgin marbles is a 2006 book by american archaeologist dorothy king about the 5th century bce classical greek marble sculptures known as the elgin marbles. The elgin marbles designed and executed by phidias to adorn the parthenon are some of the most beautiful sculptures of ancient greece. I was profoundly wrong hitchens and the authors of the opening and closing essays examine issues relating to the elgin marbles in great depth and detail providing analysis of the political artistic and moral components of issues relating to repatriation.

They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens. Books advanced search new releases best sellers more children s books textbooks textbook rentals sell us your books best books of the month 1 16 of 163 results for books. The parthenon sculptures collected by lord elgin nearly 200 years ago rank amongst the highest achievements of mankind. Based on the slender size of this book i was expecting a fairly general overview.

At its broadest the term elgin marbles refers to a collection of stone sculptures and architectural pieces which thomas bruce seventh lord elgin gathered during his service as ambassador to the court of the ottoman sultan in istanbul. Elgin marbles skip to main search results. Since they went on display in the british museum in 1817 artists scholars poets and millions of visitors have stood before them in wonder. I m fascinated with the story of the elgin marbles and mary elgin s role in this affair.

In 1801 lord elgin then british ambassador to the turkish government in athens had pieces of the frieze sawn off and removed to britain where they remain igniting a storm of controversy which has continued to the present day. γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants. This book tells their story beginning in the fifth century bc when the parthenon was built in athens. The book is credited by the sunday times with reigniting the controversy over possession of the elgin marbles by defending the right of the british museum in london to retain them in the face of demands by the government of greece.

I m re reading this book while reading karen essex book stealing athena for the first time. Robert browning 1812 1889 was one of the foremost victorian poets and playwrights. The elgin marbles. There is terrific source materials on this topic in the form of detailed letters and journals written by mary elgin.