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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Dudley, 1935-2002, author.

Rowlands, Edward, author.

Karadimas, Nektarios, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mycenae (Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Mycenae (Extinct city).

Mycenae (Extinct city)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5776-9

OCLC:

875097361