| Description |
xiv, 248 p. |
| Series |
Mnemosyne supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; v. 329 |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; v. 329.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Pliny, the Elder. Naturalis historia.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gibson, Roy K.
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Morello, Ruth.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004202344 (alk. paper) |
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9789004210073 (electronic bk.) |
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