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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789280703321

Autore

Moore Dudley <1935-2002, >

Titolo

In search of agamemnon : early travellers to mycenae / / by Dudley Moore, Edward Rowlands and Nektarios Karadimas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-5776-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

938.8

Soggetti

Mycenae (Extinct city) Antiquities

Mycenae (Extinct city) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF TRAVELERS

Sommario/riassunto

Although many books focus on the fascinating story of Heinrich Schliemann, little has been written on Mycenae before his excavations. This book, therefore, fills this gap. It looks at the English-speaking pioneers who visited the citadel at Mycenae before Schliemann, providing additional biographic references in the footnotes (and bibliography and associated sources). The book's primary purpose is to bring back to life the thoughts of these pioneers on Mycenae. It is also a reflection on dati...