Waubonsee Community College

Stonehenge, Rosemary Hill

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index

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Stonehenge

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Rosemary Hill

"Over the centuries, "experts" have tried to discover the meaning behind Stonehenge, While each new theory contradicts earlier speculation, every new proposal attributes a purpose to the site. From bards of the twelfth century to Black Sabbath, from William Blake to archaeologists of the twenty-first century, Stonehenge has embodied a wealth of intention. Was it designed for winter solstice, for goddess worship, or as a funerary temple? While all have been suggested, even "proven," the mystery continues." "Through the eyes of its most eloquent apologists, Rosemary Hill guides the reader on a tour of Stonehenge in all its cultural contexts, as a monument to many things - to Renaissance Humanism, Romantic despair, Victorian enterprise, and English Radicalism. In the end, the stones remain compelling because they remain mysterious - apparently simple yet incomprehensible - that is the wonder, the enchantment, of Stonehenge."--Jacket

Wonders of the world

A very short pre-history -- Contending with oblivion : the antiquaries -- Art, order, proportion : the architects -- "Cold ston'y horror" : the romantics -- The age of Darwin -- Archaeology, astronomy and the age of Aquarius -- The new millennium