Book ID: CBB899064050

Tierleben. Griechisch-deutsch (2018)

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Aelianus, Claudius (Author)
Brodersen, Kai (Translator)


de Gruyter
Brodersen, Kai
Pages: 864


Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 864
Language: English

Ailianos (Claudius Aelianus, about 165-225 AD) wrote a comprehensive book on animal life in addition to a work on "Miscellaneous Research". The author shows us what ancient people found remarkable about animals. We encounter mosquitoes and elephants as well as lovestruck fish and wondrous unicorns.The work is also a "quarry" for quotations from ancient literature that would otherwise be lost. Above all, however, it is a treasure trove for animal stories that not only appeal to readers interested in antiquity, but also to animal lovers far beyond.

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Review Karl Enenkel (2021) Review of "Vom Wesen der Tiere. Bücher I–VII". Archives of Natural History (pp. 188-189). unapi

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Aristotle
Pseudo-Placitus, Sextus
du Ban, Giorgio
Manolaraki, Eleni
Paul-Gerhard Veh
Esteban O. Lavilla
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