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13. Juli 1987 · Hitchens' exposé of the Parthenon Marbles controversy, which uncovers the vapidity of Lord Elgin's criminal looting at the Parthenon, and the utter emptiness of the argument of the British Museum in keeping the Parthenon sculptures, is the definitive account of this ongoing problem. It's deeply shocking that in 2023, the British ...
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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, 7th 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.
- Christopher Hitchens, Robert Browning, Graham Binns
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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...
1. Jan. 1988 · From Publishers Weekly. When Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin and British ambassador to the Ottoman empire, removed the Parthenon's sculptured friezes to the British Museum, he ignited a controversy that has not abated in a century and a half.
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- Christopher Hitchens
Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles Hardcover – 1 Dec. 1988. by Christopher Hitchens (Author) 5.0 1 rating. See all formats and editions. Traces the history of the Parthenon, explains how and why its sculptures and friezes were taken to Britain, and discusses the arguments for returning them. Language. English. Publisher.
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