The Parthenon Marbles: The Case for Restitution by Christopher Hitchens

The Parthenon Marbles: The Case for Restitution

Christopher Hitchens

192 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction art history politics informative reflective medium-paced
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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...

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