ELGIN MARBLES

ĕlˈgĭn, ancient sculptures taken from Athens to England in 1806 by Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin; other fragments exist in several European museums. The Parthenon frieze by Phidias, a caryatid, and a column from the Erechtheum were sold to the British government in 1816 and are now on view in the British Museum, in a gallery donated by Lord Duveen. Since then, the Greek government has demanded the return of the marbles. Although British claims are based on Elgin's purchase of the sculptures, Greece has contested this, and its position has many supporters.

See T. Vrettos, The Elgin Affair (1997).

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Classical Greece: The Sculpture of the Parthenon (The Elgin Marbles)
Book by Nicholas Yalouris, F. L. Kenett; New York Graphic Society, 1960
Subjects: Elgin Marbles, Parthenon (Athens, Greece), Sculpture, Greek
The Sculpture of the Parthenon THE ELGIN MARBLES Misfortune and the forces of destruction seldom persist forever. They pass, and men build again upon the ruins. From the shattered...
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English Bards and Grecian Marbles: The Relationship between Sculpture and Poetry Especially in the Romantic Period
Book by Stephen A. Larrabee; Columbia University Press, 1943
Subjects: Art And Literature, English Poetry--History And Criticism
...inspiration came largely from the Elgin Marbles. In Keatss mind may have been an...Canova remarked, I admire in them the Elgin Marbles the truth of nature combined...close to the official judgment of tbe Elgin Marbles given in the Report from...
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Poetic Exhibitions: Romantic Aesthetics and the Pleasures of the British Museum
Book by Eric Gidal; Bucknell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Aesthetics, British--19th Century, Antiquities In Literature, Archaeological Museums And Collections--England--London--History--19th Century, Art And Literature--Great Britain--History--19th Century, British Museum--History, Elgin Marbles, English Poetry--19th Century--History And Criticism, Literature And History--Great Britain--History--19th Century, Romanticism--England, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Knowledge And Learning
...amount of commentary on the Elgin Marbles, both scholastic and...are A. H. Smith, Lord Elgin and His Collection, Jour...Collection of Sculpted Marbles (London, 1816), 4...Merryman, Who Owns the Elgin Marbles? ART- News...
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Topographies of Hellenism: Mapping the Homeland
Book by Artemis Leontis; Cornell University Press, 1995
Subjects: Civilization, Modern--Greek Influences, Geography, Ancient, In Literature, Greece--Historiography, Greece--In Literature, Greek Literature--History And Criticism--Theory, Etc, Hellenism, Literature, Modern--Greek Influences, Mythology, Greek, In Literature
...opinion, "Aberdeen and Elgin" were wasting "useless...restoration of the Parthenon Marbles continued late in the...prospect of restoring the "Elgin" Marbles to returning...Give Back the Elgin Marbles" 1891 1963 , Ta The...and The latest on the Elgin Marbles 1891 1963 .
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The Poetry of Thomas Hardy: A Handbook and Commentary
Book by J. O. Bailey; University of North Carolina Press, 1970
Subjects: Hardy, Thomas--1840-1928--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...among the gods and goddesses of the Elgin Room in the British museum. The...will" with wonder and dismay. The Elgin Marbles are sculptures taken from the ruins...Athens. Brought to England by Lord Elgin and in 1816 sold to the nation...
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The Elgin Marbles, Romanticism & the Waning of 'Ideal Beauty'
Journal article by Rochelle Gurstein; Daedalus, Vol. 131, 2002
Subjects: Aesthetics, Antiquities--Collections and collecting, Elgin Marbles (Sculpture)--Collections and collecting, Elgin Marbles (Sculpture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Marble sculpture--Collections and collecting, Marble sculpture--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...exclaimed when viewing the Elgin Marbles, demonstrated that...the suppleness of the marble flesh; the alternate...to the manufacture of marble fireplaces." The new...principles exemplified by the Elgin Marbles thus failed to bring...other artist to the Elgin Marbles, could do no...
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Translating the Elgin Marbles: Byron, Hemans, Keats
Journal article by Angela Esterhammer; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 40, 2009
Subjects: Byron, George Gordon Noel, Baron--Criticism and interpretation, Hemans, Felicia--Criticism and interpretation, Keats, John (British poet)--Criticism and interpretation, Marble sculpture--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation
Translating the Elgin Marbles: Byron, Hemans, Keats. by Angela...of the Temple of Minerva into the Elgin Marbles. This awareness, in turn, is double...reflect on the ancient past, the Elgin Marbles here symbolize potential for the...
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Douglas Hodge Reading Keat's Elgin Marbles Sonnet
Journal article by Reuven Tsur; Style, Vol. 31, 1997
Subjects: Analysis, Hodge, Douglas, Keats, John (1795-1821), Literary criticism, Poetry, Speech
Douglas Hodge Reading Keats Elgin Marbles Sonnet by Reuven Tsur This paper is part of a large-scale...It is devoted to the actor Douglas Hodges reading of Keatss Elgin Marbles sonnet. It examines some of the vocal manipulations by which...
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76. Keats' on Seeing the Elgin Marbles
Journal article by Benjamin W. Griffith; The Explicator, Vol. 31, 1973
Subjects: American Literature--History And Criticism, English Literature--History And Criticism
76. KEATS ON SEEING THE ELGIN MARBLES The last three lines of Keats sonnet "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" have puzzling elements in them. It...what Keats had in mind. The first load of the Elgin Marbles were shipped aboard the Mentor in 1803...
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First Encounters with the Elgin Marbles
Journal article by Benjamin Robert Haydon; New England Review, Vol. 19, 1998
Subjects: Haydon, Benjamin Robert--1786-1846
...housed in the British Museum) which Lord Elgin had brought back to England from the Parthenon...Robert Haydon First Encounters with the Elgin Marbles . . . Wilkie proposed that we should go and see the Elgin Marbles . . . I agreed, dressed, and...
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Did Elgin Cheat at Marbles?
Magazine article by David Rudenstine; The Nation, Vol. 270, May 29, 2000
Subjects: Antiquities, Elgin, Thomas Bruce--Behavior, Marble sculpture--History, Parthenon
...classical Greek marbles were far more personal...July of 1801, Elgin wrote to Giovanni...coordinate his marble collection in Athens...ornaments of beautiful marble without overdoing...of that century Elgin was passionate...England or saving the marbles from destruction...lowered many other marble sculptures. Lord Elgin was in Constantinople...Athens to remove marbles from the Parthenon...
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Losing Our Marbles? It Is One of the Most Controversial Issues in the Art World Today-Should Museums Disperse Their Collections and Return Antiquities to Their Original Sites? in Particular, Should the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum Be Restored to Athens?
Magazine article by Robin Simon; New Statesman, Vol. 137, June 9, 2008
Subjects: Art objects--Management, British Museum--Collections and collecting
Losing Our Marbles? It Is One of the Most...Particular, Should the Elgin Marbles in the British...for the return of the Elgin Marbles appears to have...Elgins removal of the marbles in overheated terms...were "sawn off" and Elgin subsequently "sold them...
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Losing 'Our' Marbles: The Current Economic Crisis in Greece Has Drawn Attention Once Again to the Question of Where Best to Display Treasures Such as the Elgin Marbles. Jonathan Downs Offers Some Solutions to a Historical Tug of War
Magazine article by Jonathan Downs; History Today, Vol. 60, July 2010
Subjects: Classical antiquities--Collections and collecting, Financial crises--Analysis, Greece--Economic aspects, Greek antiquities--Collections and collecting
Losing Our Marbles: The Current Economic Crisis...Display Treasures Such as the Elgin Marbles. Jonathan Downs Offers...case against handing back the Elgin, or Parthenon, Marbles...argue against handing back the Elgin Marbles because Greece cannot...
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The Parthenon Marbles -- Past and Future
Magazine article by James Allan Evans; Contemporary Review, Vol. 279, October 2001
Subjects: Architecture, Ancient--History, Historic buildings--Description and travel, Parthenon--Description and travel
...but he made no money out of the Elgin Marbles. When he sold them in 1816 to...France could reply. What about the Elgin Marbles? It is little wonder that elginisme...there is another reason why the Elgin Marbles case will probably soon be resolved...
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Missing Their Marbles: As Greece Puts the Finishing Touches to a Building Fit to Hold the Parthenon Sculptures, Museums around the World Are Giving Their Fragments Back. How Much Longer Can the British Museum Cling on to Lord Elgin's Loot? Helena Smith Reports
Magazine article by Helena Smith; New Statesman, Vol. 135, October 23, 2006
Subjects: Art museums--Design and construction, Art museums--Planning, Greek sculpture--Planning, Greek sculpture--Political aspects, Sculpture, Greek--Planning, Sculpture, Greek--Political aspects
...only illuminates the monuments marble surfaces, but floods the room...pounds sterling94m behemoths marble floors. Soon the curtain...led by a man who, like Lord Elgin, is a Scot but, I am assured...to house all the Parthenon marbles--including the 88 plundered...Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, are now in the badly lit...
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How Lord Elgin Lost His Marbles; JULIAN CHAMPKIN Tells the Tragic Story of Lord Elgin's Obsession with the Controversial Greek Masterpieces - and How It Eventually Ruined Him
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 25, 2004
...trudge around the small town of Elgin in the north of Scotland...long journey there to see the Elgin marbles. They are disappointed...has been for nothing. The Elgin marbles, of course, are in the British...displayed - a collection of marble sculptures that formed a frieze...
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THE EARL WHO LOST (AND FOUND) HIS MARBLES ; Greek Artistry: A Horses Head from the Parthenon Priceless: A Statue Sold by Elgin to the British Museum Odd Couple: The Elgins, Portrayed by Nigel Havers and Clare Byam Shaw Ravages of Time: But Tourists Also Vandalised Statues -
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 18, 2007
Subjects: British Museum, Museums
...make the Parthenon marbles the cultural jewel...crown. Eventually Elgin plunged himself deep...politician. LORD ELGIN, meanwhile, had...Government tobuy the marbles for the British Museum...The casts of the Elgin Marbles at Edinburgh College...
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Legal Matters: 'Handing Back' the Elgin Marbles Is Not an Option
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 27, 2004
...Matters: Handing Back the Elgin Marbles Is Not an Option. Byline...proposed purchase of the marbles from Elgin in the following decade...legitimate owner of the Marbles is legally and morally unassailable. Lord Elgin not only saved them for...
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NOW LET'S RETURN THE ELGIN MARBLES; after 33 Years the Acropolis Museum in Athens Is Finally Open - and It's Enough to Make a London Patriot Reconsider the Case for Giving the Greeks Back Their History
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 24, 2009
Subjects: Acropolises, British Museum, Museums
...In the British Museum, the Elgin Marbles stand in pride of place...demands for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. I have...Athens has nowhere worthy of the marbles, the BM used to say, and...sculptures from the Parthenon that Elgin did not remove, and plaster...standing figures stand on chaste marble plinths. Tschumi doesnt like...
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NOW LET'S RETURN THE ELGIN MARBLES; after 33 Years the Acropolis Museum in Athens Is Finally Open -- and It's Enough to Make a London Patriot Reconsider the Case for Giving the Greeks Back Their History
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 24, 2009
Subjects: Acropolises, British Museum, Museums
...In the British Museum, the Elgin Marbles stand in pride of place...demands for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. I have...Athens has nowhere worthy of the marbles, the BM used to say, and...sculptures from the Parthenon that Elgin did not remove, and plaster...infigures stand on chaste marble plinths. Tschumi doesnt like...
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Elgin Marbles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELGIN MARBLES el gin, ancient sculptures taken from Athens...England in 1806 by Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin; other fragments exist in several European...many supporters. See T. Vrettos, The Elgin Affair (1997...
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Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELGIN, THOMAS BRUCE, 7TH EARL OF 1766 1841, British diplomat. He served on...While in Constantinople (1799 1803), he arranged for the so-called Elgin Marbles to be brought to England. He was succeeded by his son James Bruce, who...
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Parthenon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...western portion is now in the Acropolis Museum; the greater part of the remainder, removed by Lord Elgin, is in the British Museum (see Elgin Marbles ). Fragments also are in museums in six other countries. In the 6th cent. the Parthenon became...
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British Museum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...department is the granitoid slab known as the Rosetta Stone (see under Rosetta ). The Greek treasures include the Elgin Marbles and a caryatid from the Erechtheum. The museums special collections include a vast number of clocks and timepieces...
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Archaeology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Winckelmann and Ennio Visconti and by excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii ; in the 19th cent., by the acquisition of the Elgin Marbles . The study of ancient cultures in the Aegean region was stimulated by the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy...
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