Stealing Athena: A Novel

Stealing Athena: A Novel
ISBN-10
0385519710
ISBN-13
9780385519717
Category
Fiction
Pages
452
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Random House LLC
Author
Karen Essex

Description

The complex history of the Elgin Marbles is viewed through the lives of two women--Aspasia, an ancient Greek female philosopher, and Mary Nisbet, wife of the Earl of Elgin, who played a key role in bringing the sculptures to England.

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