The curse of Minerva

a poem.

Book • 1820

Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

as a poem written by Lord Byron in Athens, focusing on themes of Greece's past glory and present state.

Mentioned by

Sebastian Major

as a caustic poem lambasting Lord Elgin for his actions on the Parthenon.

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