Lucy Shipley is the author of Experiencing Etruscan Pots: Ceramics, Bodies and Images in Etruria (2015). She lives in Devon, UK.
"The Etruscans is cleverly written, because each chapter deals with
one problem and then takes one object or place as an example of
that problem. . . . This is a splendid little book, which brings
the Etruscans up to date and does much to strip away the mystery
that surrounds this lost civilization."-- "Current World
Archaeology"
"Shipley's [bridges] deftly the ancient evidence and modern
debates, and [shifts] focus seamlessly from the big picture to
captivating details. She writes in an engaging, breezy style . . .
Shipley's book accomplishes its mission with aplomb: it will not
only hold the interest of students and scholars alike, but also
speak in powerful ways to the interested lay reader. Indeed, if
there is one book among the recent spate of works on the Etruscans
that is likely to win over the popular imagination--one as alive to
their distinct character and accomplishments as their lost legacy
and muddled afterlives--Shipley's book is surely it. For The
Etruscans demonstrates that new facts can be more interesting than
old fiction."-- "Classical Journal"
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