Parts of the sculptures that used to belong to the Parthenon are now residing within Britain’s Museum, and Christopher Hitchens argues that they be returned to Greece through his work entitled “The Lovely Stones.” Hitchens builds his argument by utilizing a short history of the incident and rhetorical questions. Hitchen’s recounts the history of why the sculptures landed in Britain’s hands in the first place—British ambassador Lord Elgin is the culprit, having sold “half the cast… [in order to] pay off his many debts.” In starting his claim with the short summary of the incident, Hitchen is able to enlighten the audience that Britain is wrongfully withholding the sculpture from its rightful owner; Greece is robbed from one of its finest works. …show more content…
Through the use of analogy with the Mona Lisa, Hitchens inquires the following question: “Would there not be a general wish to see what [the sculptures] might look life if re-united?” By generalizing the public’s opinion in the matter, he drags the audience into agreeing to the thinking that it’s only logical for one to be curious to how the entirety of the sculpture is. He also adds to this by later stating that “for the first time in centuries, how the Parthenon sculptures looked to the citizens of the old” will be shown in the new Acropolis Museum. This prompts the audience, and Britain, to see that the people are being deprived of witnessing the beauty of the sculptures that are currently under Britain’s possession hold. Because of its use of pathos, Hitchens is able to develop his argument for he’s prompting a response from the audience through it—the injustice done among the citizens of the world. It guilts people into facing the reality of as time passes, more and more people aren’t able to see such things within their lifetime. This that not only is it a crime consisting of the legal ties to the sculptures, but also of a responsibility where it’s only morally right to return these sculptures to Greece in order for others to witness its unification with its rightful
The Parthenon embraces its beauty in human history , however , it imprisons its misuse and abuse in addition. In Christopher Hitchens’s , “The Lovely Stones” , he builds an argument to persuade the audience that the original Parthenon Sculptures should be returned to Greece . Christopher Hitchens uses negative diction , cultural references , and the rhetorical appeal , logos , to strengthen his argument .
... the visitor. Conspicuous consumption is exemplified through this painting and the museum because it was basically all created by overbuying and greed. It can be said that the single very reason anybody sees that painting hung on the wall of a misfit room in a disorganized museum is only because of one man’s extreme case of money flaunting in an age where everything needed to be big and flashy. Also this painting was created smack dab in the middle of the Gilded Age. The painting itself has no direct connection to this era but it makes an argument for why the piece is hung in the museum.
Henri Regnault's Automedon with the Horses of Achilles looms large in the East wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. The painting is over ten feet by ten feet in area and is truly spectacular. It is impossible to miss this massive work of art when walking through the hall. The painting is encased by a beautiful wooden frame and hangs in between many other outstanding paintings. This paper will cover a description of the painting, the meaning of the painting, and the background of how the painting was brought to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The play “Permanent Collection” focuses on an African-American man who has just taken over an art museum named Sterling North. While digging through storage, he finds eight African sculpture pieces and wants to add them to the collection at the Morris Foundation on the campus of a college. The Director of Education Paul Barrow is hanging on to the words of Mr. Morris and his vision because he doesn’t want anything to change at the museum according to Mr. Morris’ will, which contributes to the title of the play “Permanent Collection.”
Hitchens, Christopher. The Elgin Marbles: Should They be Returned to Greece? London; New York: Verso, 1998.
Because, recreation was so crucial to Greece, the story of Theseus and Helen appeared in many other forms. Although in the other vases I examined the characters were not deliberately labeled, the themes and styles remained constant and hinted at the same myth. Our narrator is consistent with the style of other vases using the red-figure technique, but different in imagery. Unlike the Bell Krater at the Chazen, which merely shows the pursuit, several of the vases show a darker depiction of the story. The vases vary in the sequence of events of the myth and show different events such as the rape, the rescue, or the kidnap. In particular a krater shown at Munich, Antikensammlungen shows the act of abduction. The details of the cloth draped over the characters possesses the same style as the Bell Krater. With complex drapery and a similar reach of the hand, the vases show many similar features. However, in this vessel, Theseus is shown exposed carrying Helen away. Despite the on going kidnap the faces remain true to Grecian style and paints an emotionless expression; the characters are neutral and unexpressive. Similarly, another Krater shown in the British Museum in London, continues to exhibit the same style of red-figures, details in the drapery and cloth, and expressionless face. The vase extends the dark thematics and shows the rape. Although the scene
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...best case for the retention of the British Benin sculptures is to accord them the unique status they deserve as exceptional artworks and exhibit them appropriately in a prestigious national art gallery, for everyone to appreciate fully.
For years on end, countries have been fighting with big museums from other countries for ancient artifacts that belong to the original countries. The argument of whether or not the museums should be able to keep them still remains. It is the right of the country to have their own artifacts. It is imperative for countries to be able showcase their historical artifacts, therefor museums should return them to their rightful owners.
Heinrich Schliemann was a German businessman and an amateur archeologist who had a fascination with the work of the ancient Greek poet Homer (2). His belief that the work of Homer was more than a legend would one day lead him to discover the city of Troy and the Mycenae burial circles containing several golden masks. He believed one mask in particular belonged to King Agamemnon, the hero in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad who lead the Greeks into the city of Troy (5). Yet inconsistencies in the mask compared to others found and Schliemann’s questionable ethics would lead to an ongoing controversy over is now referred to as the “Mask of Agamemnon”.
Christopher Hitchens meticulously argues that the original Parthenon sculptures should be returned to Greece. His argument becomes powerful through providing factual evidence, such as facts and examples to qualify his claim. He uses truth, backed by reliable sources; to infiltrate the reader's independent mind. Furthermore, the author makes use of stylistic elements such as rhetorical devices, appeals to emotion, and word choice to effectively convince the reader. Finally, the author employs carful reasoning to connect his evidence and stylistic elements to the thesis of this
In the story, Tom is faced with having a different view on things than the rest of society does. The people in the community only seek revenge because of everything that happened to them in the past, making them and the next generations follow along with what everyone else is doing. Each and every single person views the situation in the same way- they don’t see the beauty inside, they continue to stay with the same thinking that has been given to them. Like mentioned before, these people only have their eyes opened but not their hearts. Tom, on the other hand, has a different perception on the situation and not only uses his eyes, but as well as his heart. When he uses his heart, he sees the beauty in the painting, whether the portrait is real or not. He doesn’t just identify the painting of Mona Lisa has something from the past, but he also sees it as something that contains true beauty
In his description of past events, Christopher Hitchens expresses his disagreement and distaste of the desecration and damages done to historical relics of Greece. Hitchens believes that historical works of art should be perfectly preserved and presented artistically, and not to be harmed in any way. To support his perspective, Hitchens includes emotional imagery and descriptive word choice.
The world of Art and Architecture has continually provided the tools to communicate many differing concepts or ideas such as political ideologies like socialism to simple folk-tales or intricate narratives. The elements of Greek Art and Architecture and its direct connection to mythology is the main focus of this essay. I will present the comparison of a "new" representation of a Greek Temple used in the set design of, The Clash of the Titans; to the original where its influence is traced to the classic of all Greek Temples, the Parthenon. By illustrating this comparison of new to original, I hope to communicate the idea of how contemporary society has attempted to retell mythology through entertainment outlets.