The elder Pliny on the human animal [[electronic resource] ] : Natural history, book 7 / / translated with introduction and historical commentary by Mary Beagon

• Autore: Pliny, the Elder
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England], : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (538 p.)
• Disciplina: 610
• Soggetto topico: Human physiology; Medicine, Greek and Roman
• Altri autori: BeagonMary
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-498) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; A Chronology of Pliny's Life and Times; A Note on Weights and Measures in the HN; INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The elder Pliny on the human animal
• ISBN: 0-19-183824-1; 1-281-34648-9; 9786611346485; 0-19-151835-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784607603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Clarendon ancient history series.