Troy on display : scepticism and wonder at Schliemann's first exhibition /

This book explores what visitors saw at the Trojan exhibition and why its contents, including treasure, plain pottery and human remains captured imaginations and divided opinions. When Schliemann's Trojan collection was first exhibited in 1877, no-one had seen anything like it. Schliemann claim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Abigail, 1983-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020
Temas:
Schliemann, Heinrich, > 1822-1890.
Antiquities.
Troy (Extinct city) > Antiquities > Exhibitions.
Turkey > Troy (Extinct city)
Exhibition catalogs.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Troy and truth
  • Bringing Troy to London
  • Making sense of the Trojan collection
  • How Schliemann displayed his treasures
  • Visualizing Troy
  • The appeal of the primitive
  • Laughing at Schliemann
  • Weighing up ancient Troy
  • The other Homeric question
  • How old was Troy?
  • Who were the Trojans?
  • Jane Harrison's odyssey
  • Arthur Evans's labyrinth
  • Dream and reality

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