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Pliny the Elder : themes and contexts / edited by Roy K. Gibson, Ruth Morello.
| Other author | Gibson, Roy K. |
| Other author | Morello, Ruth. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Leiden : Boston : Brill, ©2011. |
| Description | xiv, 248 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Electronic Location | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Subjects |
| Series | Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; 329 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; v. 329. ^A1054561 |
| Contents | Pliny the Elder's attitude to warfare / Rhiannon Ash -- Roman's burden / Andrew Fear -- Luxury and the creation of a good consumer / Eugenia Lao -- Imperialism, mirabilia, and knowledge: some paradoxes in the Naturalis historia / Valerie Naas -- Curious eye of the Elder Pliny / Mary Beagon -- Philosophy and science in the Elder Pliny's Naturalis historia / Ernesto Paparazzo -- Science and aesthetics of names in the Naturalis historia / Aude Doody -- Pliny on Apion / Cynthia Damon -- Pliny and the encyclopaedic addressee / Ruth Morello -- Encylcopaedic exemplarity in Pliny the Elder / Clemence Schultze -- Elder and better: the Naturalis historia and the letters of the younger Pliny / Roy K. Gibson -- Vita Plinii / Michael Reeve. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-240) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2010052744 |
| ISBN | 9789004202344 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 900420234X (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PA6614 .P55 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |