{Aelian's} on the nature of animals / [translated and edited by] Gregory McNamee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aelian, active 3rd century.

Contributor:

McNamee, Gregory.

Standardized Title:

De natura animalium. English. Selections

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Zoology--Pre-Linnean works.

Zoology.

Physical Description:

180 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Other Title:

Aelian's on the nature of animals

On the nature of animals

Place of Publication:

San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"Selections from Aelian's De Natura Animalium, translated and edited by Gregory McNamee, are a mostly randomly ordered collection of stories that constitute an early encyclopedia of animal behavior, affording insight into what ancient Romans knew about and thought about animals--and, of particular interest to modern scholars, about animal minds"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translated from Greek.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1595340750

9781595340757

OCLC:

681499956

Publisher Number:

99944070713