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The Elder Pliny on the Human Animal : Natural History Book 7.
Pliny the Elder's fascination with the world around him resulted in his death in the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, but his Natural History was to remain influential for centuries after his death. Central to Pliny's thought was the relationship between man and nature, highlighted in his st...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Griego Antiguo |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2005.
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| Colección: | Clarendon ancient history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Pliny the Elder's fascination with the world around him resulted in his death in the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, but his Natural History was to remain influential for centuries after his death. Central to Pliny's thought was the relationship between man and nature, highlighted in his study of the human race in Book 7, where he ponders topics as diverse as monstrous races, sex changes, breech births and near-death experiences. This volume provides the first detailed. commentary on this key book, together with a translation and introduction, and highlights its interest and importance as a cul. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (538 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-498) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191518355 0191518352 1281346489 9781281346483 |