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The real life of the Parthenon
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- Summary
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Ruminates on ancient remains and antiquities, illuminating an important element of contemporary cultural life: the dynamic between loss and delight.
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- Creator
- Patricia Vigderman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Columbus : Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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- 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780814254585, 0814254586
- OCLC
- on1000023593
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192).
- Partners with the past -- Beauty, bliss, and lies -- Conversations after empire -- A patina of electricity -- The traveler's dilemma -- To Persephone's Island -- Out of the shadows -- Art, archeology, and restoration at Pompeii -- Attuning one's life to theirs -- The past is always elsewhere