The Natural History of Pliny
Author | : Pliny (the Elder.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Pliny (the Elder.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Pliny (the Elder.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2005-03-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0191518352 |
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.
Author | : Pliny the Elder |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2015-05-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472521013 |
Pliny the Elder's Natural History is a vast encyclopaedia, surveying natural phenomena from cosmology to biology, medicine to magic. Direct observation, informed speculation and common knowledge are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the Romans' perspective on the world around them. Book VII of The Natural History provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is crucial to understanding the work as a whole. In Pliny's eyes, mankind 'for whose sake nature was created', represents the basis for which the natural world was founded and structured. As a result, the book provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs that were current in Pliny's era. One of the most interesting transitions of subject in The Natural History is that from man to animals (between Books VII and VIII) and for this reason the section on elephants at the beginning of Book VIII is included here, to show how Pliny moves on to his account of the animal he considers 'nearest to the human disposition'. This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes that provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin terms and an index of proper names. The in-depth introduction provides valuable details about the work's historical, scientific and literary context, as well as an overview of the work's legacy and reception.
Author | : Kathryn Olivarius |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2022-04-19 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 0674241053 |
Introduction: A rising necropolis -- Patriotic fever -- Danse macabre -- Immunocapital -- Public health, private acclimation -- Denial, delusion, and disunion -- Incumbent arrogance -- Epilogue: Fever and folly.
Author | : American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Illustrated books |
ISBN | : 9781454912149 |
Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
Author | : Pliny (the Elder.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 1856 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Pliny (the Elder) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1847 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : The Elder Pliny |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 716 |
Release | : 2016-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781372146084 |
Author | : Pliny (the Elder.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 720 |
Release | : 1848 |
Genre | : Natural history |
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