The Villa Ariadne

Dilys Powell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2015
Eland Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78060-035-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Set over 40 years against the backdrop of the most romantic story-filled villa in Crete, The Villa Ariadne is the tale of three of the most charismatic British Hellenophiles since Lord Byron

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The Villa Ariadne is a meditation on the island of Crete, centred on the house built by Sir Arthur Evans, the famous archaeologist of Knossos. Dilys Powell captures the spirit of a place she loved dearly and a group of people she knew well, from local Cretans to the archaeologists Evans and Pendlebury, and the German General Kreipe who was famously kidnapped on the island by Paddy Leigh-Fermor in one of the most audacious actions of World War II. Weaving the myths of the island with its archaeology, ancient history and modern tales, she gives us a loving portrait of this classical land.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2016
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 146 x 221 mm
• Gewicht: 300 g
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
• ISBN-10: 1-78060-035-6 / 1780600356
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78060-035-2 / 9781780600352
• Zustand: Neuware