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The Elgin Affair
Theodore Vrettos
其他書名
The True Story of the Greatest Theft in History
出版
Skyhorse
, 2011-10-01
主題
Art / History / General
Art / History / Ancient & Classical
History / Ancient / Greece
History / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)
Art / Criticism & Theory
ISBN
1628721804
9781628721805
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OhR1EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Almost two hundred years after they were “purchased” from Greece, the finest and most famous marbles of antiquity still remain a burning issue. This compelling, controversial story of the Elgin marbles re-creates in full and colorful detail “the greatest art theft in history,” a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin. As the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte in Constantinople, Lord Elgin encountered in his endeavors some of the most famous names of nineteenth-century history: Napoleon, Sultan Selim III, Lord Nelson, Lord Byron, and Keats. Drawing on original source material—letters, diaries, official government reports, and memoranda, Vrettos brilliantly brings to life these fascinating stories.