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NY: Hill and Wang, 1987. Hardcover. Light grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine, color DJ. 137 pp. Numerous bw plates. VG-/VG- light foxing to block, pages are otherwise clean and clear. Some slight wear to DJ edges. . Item #18768 ISBN: 9780809041893 When Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin and British ambassador to the Ottoman empire, removed the Parthenon's sculptured friezes to the
Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles is a 1987 book by Christopher Hitchens on the controversy surrounding the removal by Thomas Bruce (seventh earl of Elgin) of the Parthenon's sculptured friezes (which became known as the Elgin Marbles), and his subsequent sale of the Marbles to the British Museum.
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Should Britain return the marbles to the Greek government? In this short, gracefully written, engaging broadside, Hitchens, a columnist for the Nation , makes a forceful case for full restitution of the sculptures. Lord Elgin, who considered keeping the marbles himself and charging admission to see them, comes off as an enterprising pirate.
1 de oct. de 1998 · First US Edition in English. - Cloth - Hill & Wang - 1988 - Condition: Near Fine - Near Fine - Gilt lettered light grey cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Hitchens presents the case for the RETURN of the Elgin Marbles which were stripped from the Parthenon, granted, to save them from neglect, and shipped home to British Museum. An early entry in the Hitchens oevre and thus uncommon.
Buy a cheap copy of Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the... book by Christopher Hitchens. The Elgin Marbles, designed and executed by Phidias to adorn the Parthenon, are some of the most beautiful sculptures of ancient Greece. In 1801 Lord Elgin, then... Free Shipping on all orders over $15.
