The Elgin Marbles

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Should They be Returned to Greece? 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 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. In the first full-length work on this fiercely debated issue, Christopher Hitchens recounts the history of these precious sculptures and forcefully makes the case for their return to Greece. Drawing out the artistic, moral, legal and political perspectives of the argument, Hitchens's eloquent prose makes The Elgin Marbles an invaluable contribution to one of the most important cultural controversies of our times.

ISBN10: 1859842208	ISBN13: 9781859842201
Format: Paperback	Pages: 138
Publisher: Verso	GoodReads Rating: 4
Author: Christopher Hitchens, Robert Browning,

The Elgin Marbles

Read the most by: boys and girls

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