The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present - Softcover

Hurwit, Jeffrey M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521428343 ISBN 13: 9780521428347

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive study of the art, archaeology, myths, cults, and function of one of the most illustrious sites in the West. Providing an extensive treatment of the significance of the site during the 'Golden Age' of classical Greece, Jeffrey Hurwit discusses the development of the Acropolis throughout its long history, up to and including the recent discoveries of the Acropolis restoration project, which have prompted important re-evaluations of the site and its major buildings. Throughout, the author describes the role of the Acropolis in everyday life, always placing it within the context of Athenian cultural and intellectual history. Accompanied by 10 color plates, 172 halftones, and 70 line drawings, this is the most thorough book on the Acropolis to be published in English in nearly a century.

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Book Description:

The Athenian Acropolis is a comprehensive study of the art, archaeology, myths, cults, and function of one of the most illustrious sites in the West. It is the most thorough book on the Acropolis to be published in English in nearly a century.

Review:

'... a magisterial study ... [Hurwit] displays immense erudition and command of the scholarly literature ... Yet far from producing a dryly academic treatise, Hurwit constructs a vivid picture of this multipurpose hub of urban life and details just how the Acropolis was used, when and by whom.' New York Times Book Review

'For sheer volume of information presented in an accessible format ... the book has no peer and it certainly should be part of the library of every serious student of ancient Athens ... Hurwit gives us what must be pretty much the last word on the Acropolis of the 20th century. Thanks to this book, it is a monument we can revisit again and again.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

'This is a monumental undertaking, and the resulting book is a very wide-ranging and detailed survey of the most famous site in the Greek world.' The Classical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521428343
• ISBN 13: 9780521428347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408