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GERE, Cathe, Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism. University of chicago Press, Chicago/London, 2009. X,277p. Cloth wrps.Cate Gere relates the fascinating story of Evan's excavation and its longterm effects on Western culture.This books 'uncovers how the high priests of modernism - from Freud to Robert Graves to H.D. - were deeply engaged not just with the new discoveries of archaeology but also with a fantasy of ancient Crete - pacifist, sexually free, matriarchal.' (SIMON GOLDHILL). € 26.50 (New) ISBN: 9780226289533