Author: LLEWELLYN SMITH, MICHAEL
Title: Athens: A Cultural and Literary History
Description: Northampton, MA. Interlink Publishing. 2004, First Thus. (ISBN: 1566565405) Soft cover. Book, Athens: A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination series] "Modern Athens is a bustling, overgrown city, continually coming to terms with its illustrious past. Dominated by the Parthenon, the world-famous symbol of classical antiquity, it has been touched by every aspect of Greec'e turbulent history, suffering invasions and occupationsm sieges, division and dictatorship, and has grown dramatically into a metropolis of 4 miillion people. Mixing old and new, the Greek capital is a treasure house of eastern Orthodox and western culture, rich in visual arts, architecture and poetry. 257p. bibliography.index. As New.

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