Aristotle and the secrets of life : an Aristotle detective novel / Margaret Doody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doody, Margaret.

Series:

The Aristotle Detective Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle--Fiction.

Aristotle.

Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C--Fiction.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doody’s mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right. With Aristotle and the Secrets of Life, tensions between the Athenians and the Makedonians—followers of another of Aristotle’s former students, Alexander the Great—draw our heroes across the Aegean Sea. Even as Aristotle and Stephanos escape from pirates, uncover conspiracy, and face the horrors of war, Aristotle finds time to discuss his studies of the natural world in this gripping tale of their quest into darkness.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Map

List of Characters

Part I: Parts of Animals

I The Sanctuary of Asklepios

II Murdering an Ox

III Meeting a Monkey

IV Sweetness and Bees

V Odour of Blood

VI Parts of Animals

VII The Monument

Part II: Movement of Animals

VIII Preparing for Flight

IX Taking Ship for the Islands

X Delos

XI Blood at Delos, Flesh at Mykonos

XII Naxos

XIII Storm at Sea

XIV The Healing Island

Part III: Body and Soul

XV The Doctors

XVI Facing Asia

XVII The Letter

XVIII Harpalos the Treasurer

XIX Carrying Treasure

XX The Killing Island

XXI Escape

XXII Healing and Light

Epilogue

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-13220-X

OCLC:

868580119