The elder Pliny on the human animal : Natural history, book 7
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The elder Pliny on the human animal : Natural history, book 7
（Clarendon ancient history series）
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 2005
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Naturalis historia
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Bibliography: p. [473]-498
Includes index
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ISBN 9780198150657
Description
As a detailed study of the human animal, described by its author as the raison d'etre of nature, Book Seven of the elder Pliny's Natural History is crucial to the understanding of the work as a whole. In addition, however, it provides a valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs current in Pliny's era, many of which have resonances for other eras and cultures. The present study includes a substantial introduction
examining the background to Pliny's life, thought, and writing, together with a modern English translation, and a detailed commentary which emphasizes the importance of Book Seven as possibly the most fascinating cultural record surviving from early imperial Rome.
Table of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. TRANSLATION
- 3. COMMENTARY
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: pbk ISBN 9780199277018
Description
As a detailed study of the human animal, described by its author as the raison d'etre of nature, Book Seven of the elder Pliny's Natural History is crucial to the understanding of the work as a whole. In addition, however, it provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs current in Pliny's era, many of which have resonances for other eras and cultures. The present study includes a substantial introduction examining the background to Pliny's life, thought, and writing, together with a modern English translation, and a detailed commentary which emphasizes the importance of Book Seven as possibly the most fascinating cultural record surviving from early imperial Rome.
Table of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. TRANSLATION
- 3. COMMENTARY
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