The Stones of Athens

Name: The Stones of Athens
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780691609706
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By Richard Ernest Wycherley

Series: Princeton Legacy Library

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The Stones of Athens offers a compelling interpretation of the ancient monuments of Athens through the lens of literature. Richard Ernest Wycherley explores how the city appeared to its classical inhabitants—from philosophers and statesmen to travellers and poets—revealing how its monuments were built and their role in daily life. The work focusses on the classical period and is enriched with plans, reconstructions, and photographs.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in classical antiquity, architecture, archaeology, and the cultural history of Athens, as well as scholars and students seeking a literary perspective on ancient monuments.

Interpreting the monuments of Athens in light of literature, R. E. Wycherley brings before us the city the ancients knew. Philosophers, statesmen, travelers, dramatists, poets, private citizens--the words of all these suggest how the city looked at various periods, how its monuments came to be built, and how they served the people in daily life. Pr

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Interpreting the monuments of Athens in light of literature, R. E. Wycherley brings before us the city the ancients knew. Philosophers, statesmen, travelers, dramatists, poets, private citizens—the words of all these suggest how the city looked at various periods, how its monuments came to be built, and how they served the people in daily life.

Professor Wycherley concentrates on the classical period, illustrating his work with plans, reconstructions, and photographs. Originally published in 1978, The Stones of Athens reappears through the Princeton Legacy Library, which employs the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.