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Pliny the Elder's "The Natural History" is a vast encyclopedia, surveying natural phenomenon from astronomy to zoology. Observation, speculation and common thought are combined to present a key snapshot of ancient thought and the Romans' perspective on the world around them.Book VII of "The Natural History" provides a detailed examination of the human animal and is crucial to understanding the work as a whole. In Pliny's eyes, mankind 'for whose sake nature was created, ' represents the basis upon which the natural world was founded and structured. In addition to this, the book provides valuable insight into the extraordinary complex of ideas and beliefs which were current in Pliny's era.This edition provides the full Latin text accompanied by commentary notes which provide linguistic help and explanations, plus vocabulary lists of Latin and Greek terms and a list of all proper names. The in-depth introduction provides valuable details about the historical, scientific and literary context, as well as an overview of the work's legacy and reception.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Plný název: Pliny the Elder: The Natural History Book VII (with Book VIII 1-34)
• Autor: Pliny the Elder, Pliny The Pliny the Elder
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 368
• EAN: 9781472535665
• ISBN: 1472535669
• ID: 04805508
• Nakladatelství: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Hmotnost: 512 g
• Rozměry: 219 × 138 × 22 mm
• Datum vydání: 21. May 2015

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