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Every year, millions of people visit London's British Museum to admire the magnificent Greek sculptures that adorned the Parthenon in Athens for more than two thousand years. This compelling and controversial story of the Elgin Marbles (named for Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, who stripped the Parthenon of these exquisite works in what has been called "the greatest art theft in history") re-creates in full and colorful detail a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin.
Drawing on original source material - letters, diaries, official government reports and memoranda, together with the full divorce proceedings of a scandalous adultery trial in Edinburgh - and on his earlier work on the subject, Vrettos brings brilliantly to life these fascinating events of history. Rounding out the story of the marbles, the author concludes with the latest battles between the Greek and English governments over the rightful ownership of these priceless treasures.
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Art thefts, Ethics, Public opinion, Elgin marbles, Parthenon, British Museum, Vol, Marbres d'Elgin, Opinion publique, Morale, Objets d'art, Plastieken, Kunstroof, Kulturgu terschutz, Krieg, Kulturgüterschutz, Democracy, India, politics and government, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, generalShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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Elgin Affair: The True Story of the Greatest Theft in History
2011, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, Arcade
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Elgin Affair: The True Story of the Greatest Theft in History
2011, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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The Elgin Affair: The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passion It Aroused
January 2001, Backinprint.com
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The Elgin affair: the abduction of Antiquity's greatest treasures and the passions it aroused
1997, Arcade Pub., Distributed by Little, Brown
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