Leonard Cottrell (1913–1974)
Autor(a) de The Bull of Minos
About the Author
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Obras por Leonard Cottrell
Sesam Archeologische Encyclopedie : Deel 3 (MIN-ZUI) 2 exemplares
Sesam Archeologische Encyclopedie : Deel 1 (AAR-FOO) 2 exemplares
Concise Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology 2 exemplares
Sesam Archeologische Encyclopedie : Deel 2 (FOS-MIN) 2 exemplares
Jahrtausende blicken euch an 1 exemplar
All men are neighbours 1 exemplar
One man's journey 1 exemplar
Faraonų laikais 1 exemplar
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Cottrell, Leonard
- Nome legal
- Cottrell, Leonard Eric
- Data de nascimento
- 1913-05-21
- Data de falecimento
- 1974-10-06
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (no mapa)
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK (birth)
Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, UK - Educação
- King Edward's School, Birmingham, England, UK
- Ocupações
- copywriter (advertising)
reporter (BBC)
writer (BBC)
editor
author
producer - Organizações
- BBC
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 50
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 2,006
- Popularidade
- #12,833
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 21
- ISBN
- 100
- Línguas
- 5
After discussing the Seven Wonders, Cottrell surprises us further by discussing, with even more élan, buildings and monuments that he believes deserve to be discussed alongside the official 'Seven'. These are not modern buildings (the youngest discussed is from the Middle Ages) and yet the freshness with which the author discusses them is engaging. The Egyptian wonders have an obvious appeal, but perhaps Cottrell's best writing comes in the chapter on Krak des Chevaliers, the Crusader castle. While impressive, this isn't the most obvious candidate for a 'wonder', an evocative, magical place, but in Cottrell's hands we see it as such. Ultimately, Wonders of Antiquity is a fascinating topic delivered by a writer of some calibre, and that's all that's needed to make any title worth reading.… (mais)