{"product_id":"poikile-physis-biological-literature-in-greek-during-the-roman-empire-genres-scopes-and-problems-9783110796735","title":"Poikile Physis: Biological Literature in Greek during the Roman Empire: Genres, Scopes, and Problems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Biological literature of the Roman imperial period remains somehow ‘underestimated’. It is even quite difficult to speak of biological literature for this period at all: biology (apart from medicine) did not represent, indeed, a specific ‘subgenre’ of scientific literature. Nevertheless, writings as disparate as Philo of Alexandria’s \u003cem\u003eAlexander\u003c\/em\u003e, Plutarch’s \u003cem\u003eDe sollertia animalium\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBruta ratione uti\u003c\/em\u003e, Aelian’s \u003cem\u003eDe Natura Animalium\u003c\/em\u003e, Oppian’s \u003cem\u003eHalieutika\u003c\/em\u003e, Pseudo-Oppian’s \u003cem\u003eKynegetika\u003c\/em\u003e, and Basil of Caeserea’s \u003cem\u003eHomilies on the Creation\u003c\/em\u003e engage with zoological, anatomic, or botanical questions. \u003cem\u003ePoikile Physis\u003c\/em\u003e examines how such writings appropriate, adapt, classify, re-elaborate and present biological knowledge which originated within the previous, mainly Aristotelian, tradition. It offers a holistic approach to these works by considering their reception of scientific material, their literary as well as rhetorical aspects, and their interaction with different socio-cultural conditions. The result of an interdisciplinary discussion among scholars of Greek studies, philosophy and history of science, the volume provides an initial analysis of forms and functions of biological literature in the imperial period. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516648120663,"sku":"9783110796735","price":86.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/poikile-physis-biological-literature-in-greek-during-the-roman-empire-genres-scopes-and-problems-9783110796735","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}