The Villa Ariadne
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The Villa Ariadne is a meditation on the island of Crete, centered on the house built by Sir Arthur Evans, the famous archaeologist of Knossos. Dilys Powell captures the spirit of a place she loved... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1888173661
ISBN13:9781888173666
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:Akadine Press
Length:252 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
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The greatest work on Crete to date
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Powell's work is a must for any archaeological enthusiest. Written with extreme intelligence and backed with remarkable historical fact, the Villa comes alive within the pages of this brilliant piece of scholarship.
A Brilliant Look at Greek Archaeology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
A brilliant and somewhat off-beat look at the decades of classicists who stayed at Sir Arthur Evans' house, Villa Ariadne, in Crete, next to the Bronze Age dig Knossos. Dilys Powell's marriage to a young classical archaeologist brought her in contact with Sir Arthur himself and with the numerous archaeologists in his milieu. The chapter on Sir Arthur's Victorian upbringing is perhaps the most interesting of the book. But the death of Powell's husband and World War II plucked Powell from this magical world. After the war, however, she recreated some of the legendary exploits of the classicists who worked for the Greek resistance. A wonderful book for anyone interested in Greek archaeology or who has ever visited Greece.
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