Alastair Harden

Gebundenes Buch

Animals in the Classical World

Ethical Perspectives from Greek and Roman Texts

Beschreibung

This sourcebook presents nearly 200 specially-translated Greek and Roman texts from Homer to Plutarch, revealing the place of the animal in the moral consciousness of the Classical era. Philosophical, historical, dramatic and poetic texts explore how animals were regarded in all aspects of ancient life, from philosophy to farming.

Autor

Alastair Harden works at the Beazley Archive, Oxford University, and teaches at the Universities of Oxford and Reading, UK. He attended Belfast Royal Academy and studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford University, and Classics at the University of Reading. He is an Associate Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and has written on animals in Classical Art.

Produktdetails

• The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-27661-1
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780230276611
• ISBN-10: 023027661X
• Artikelnr.: 38479450