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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pliny, the Elder

Contributor:

Beagon, Mary.

Series:

Clarendon ancient history series.

Clarendon ancient history series

Standardized Title:

Naturalis historia. Liber 7. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human physiology--Early works to 1800.

Human physiology.

Medicine, Greek and Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (538 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; A Chronology of Pliny's Life and Times; A Note on Weights and Measures in the HN; INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-498) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-183824-1

1-281-34648-9

9786611346485

0-19-151835-2

OCLC:

476257628