{"product_id":"materialist-romanticism-the-matter-of-the-marbles-9781793635587","title":"Materialist Romanticism: The Matter of the Marbles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A matter-based approach to the study of nineteenth-century Romantic artifacts centering on the removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Athens, Greece by Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, and sale of the prized artifacts to the British Parliament for  35,000 in 1816. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDewey W. Hall delves into the intrigue surrounding the famed sculptures by reaching back in time to Democritus (460-370 B.C.), Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), and Epicurus (341-271 B.C.) who theorized about the atom-the basis for the materialist tradition-and Lucretius's notion of the swerve in \u003ci\u003eDe Rerum Natura (Of the Nature of Things)\u003c\/i\u003e (c. 55-49 B.C.). This study includes various artistic responses to the Parthenon sculptures via the verbal and visual as represented through George Gordon, Lord Byron's \u003ci\u003eCurse of Minerva \u003c\/i\u003e(1811) and \u003ci\u003eChilde Harold's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003e(1812), Benjamin Robert Haydon's sketches of the horse of Selene (1809) held at the British Museum, and John Keats's \u003ci\u003eEndymion \u003c\/i\u003e(1818) and \"Ode on a Grecian Urn\" (1819).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dewey W. Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793635587","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45229726695561,"sku":"9781793635587","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_49a4f7de-ce2a-43ca-bc7c-b6123a7bffc0.jpg?v=1770113010","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/materialist-romanticism-the-matter-of-the-marbles-9781793635587","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}