Robert Byron: The Station | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781780602219 | The Station | Athos: Treasures and Men | Robert Byron | Taschenbuch

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The Station follows three high-spirited young men visiting the monasteries on Mount Athos in 1927. They examine treasures and sketch the courtyards and those who live in them. They swim ecstatically off the sparkling, deserted beaches, climb mountains, talk and share meals with monks and transcribe these conversations with relish. For life is very different for a celibate hermit on Mount Athos. Time has no meaning: the Son of God, His Virgin Mother, the Angels and the Saints are all living creatures of flesh and blood, and the Pope is a heretic. This slim book was little short of revolutionary in its championing of Greek Orthodoxy and Byzantine civilization, reversing centuries of western prejudice. It was the first of Robert Byron's travel books, revealing the flashing wit, bravery, passion and astonishing powers of visual observation which made him such an exceptional witness.

Afterword by John Julius Norwich

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Produktart:	Reiseführer
Rubrik:	Reisen
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781780602219
ISBN-10:	1780602219
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Byron, Robert
Hersteller:	Eland Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert Byron
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.03.2026
Gewicht:	0,426 kg