Animals in the Classical World E-Book

A. Harden

• Herausgeber: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Serie: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

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.