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Book Synopsis Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca by : Floris Overduin
Download or read book Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca written by Floris Overduin and published by Brill Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text of Nicander's Theriaca with commentary.
Book Synopsis Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca by : Floris Overduin
Download or read book Nicander of Colophon's Theriaca written by Floris Overduin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In modern times the Theriaca of Nicander of Colophon (2nd century BCE) has not attracted many enthusiasts. Its complicated style, abstruse diction and technical subject matter – venomous bites and their remedies – have long put off classical scholars. In the wake of renewed interest in Hellenistic poetry, however, Nicander’s dark poetry deserves new appreciation. In this book Floris Overduin provides a literary commentary on the Theriaca, focusing on Nicander’s artistic merits. Viewed against the background of Alexandrian aesthetics and the didactic epic tradition, Nicander deserves pride of place among his Hellenistic peers. This book, the first full commentary in English, may thus contribute to the reappraisal of Nicander’s Theriaca as a work of literature, not science.
Book Synopsis Poems and Poetical Fragments by : Nicander of Colophon
Download or read book Poems and Poetical Fragments written by Nicander of Colophon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers together the poems of Nicander, which includes the original Greek poetry with a parallel page translation.
Download or read book Nicander written by A. S. F. Gow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1953, this volume gathers together the poems of Nicander (2nd century BC), the renowned Ancient Greek poet, physician, and grammarian. Consummately edited, the text contains the original Greek poetry with a parallel page translation, together with a brief biography, an introduction to the verse, and a generous notes section at the end. This remains a fascinating edition that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Nicander.
Book Synopsis A Hellenistic Treatise on Poisonous Animals (the "Theriaca" of Nicander of Colophon) by : Peter Klerner Knoefel
Download or read book A Hellenistic Treatise on Poisonous Animals (the "Theriaca" of Nicander of Colophon) written by Peter Klerner Knoefel and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contribution to the history of Toxicology evidence is given here, namely that Nicander was artistpoet-naturalist-physician, that he was libelled as merely a versifier and metaphrast, that his depiction of poisonous serpents and the effects of their venom on man was original and veracious and that his work has had recognition from and influence on writers about serpents for centuries.
Download or read book Toxicology in Antiquity written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxicology in Antiquity provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in antiquity. It brings together the two previously published shorter volumes on the topic, as well as adding considerable new information. Part of the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series, it covers key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of toxicology, including environmental health and chemical safety. This first volume sets the tone for the series and starts at the very beginning, historically speaking, with a look at toxicology in ancient times. The book explains that before scientific research methods were developed, toxicology thrived as a very practical discipline. People living in ancient civilizations readily learned to distinguish safe substances from hazardous ones, how to avoid these hazardous substances, and how to use them to inflict harm on enemies. It also describes scholars who compiled compendia of toxic agents. New chapters in this edition focus chiefly on evidence for the use of toxic agents derived from religious texts. Provides the historical background for understanding modern toxicology Illustrates the ways previous civilizations learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid the hazardous substances and how to use them against enemies Explores the way famous historical figures used toxins New chapters focus on evidence of the use of toxins derived from religious texts
Book Synopsis Hippocratic Commentaries in the Greek, Latin, Syriac and Arabic Traditions by :
Download or read book Hippocratic Commentaries in the Greek, Latin, Syriac and Arabic Traditions written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles presents cutting-edge scholarship in Hippocratic studies in English from an international range of experts. It pays special attention to the commentary tradition, notably in Syriac and Arabic, and its relevance to the constitution and interpretation of works in the Hippocratic Corpus.
Download or read book Nicander: Poems written by Nicander and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicine, zoology, botany and minerology are the themes of Nicander's two extant poems of the Hellenistic period. Fragments of other poems also survive, and these had an influence on later poets, notably Virgil and Ovid. This translated edition was first published in 1953 and is fully annotated.
Download or read book Hellenistic Poetry written by David Sider and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new collection of use to all students and scholars working on Hellenistic Greek poetry
Download or read book Heroic Measures written by Jennifer Kosak and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates the importance of Greek medical thought in the work of Euripides. Part I shows the significance of the healing figure in Euripidean drama; Part II analyzes the role of traditional and rationalist remedies in the construction of Euripidean plots and arguments.
Book Synopsis Nicandrea by : Nicander (of Colophon.)
Download or read book Nicandrea written by Nicander (of Colophon.) and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Food in the Ancient World from A to Z by : Andrew Dalby
Download or read book Food in the Ancient World from A to Z written by Andrew Dalby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensual yet pre-eminently functional, food is of intrinsic interest to us all. This exciting new work by a leading authority explores food and related concepts in the Greek and Roman worlds. In entries ranging from a few lines to a couple of pages, Andrew Dalby describes individual foodstuffs (such as catfish, gazelle, peaches and parsley), utensils, ancient writers on food, and a vast range of other topics, drawn from classical literature, history and archaeology, as well as looking at the approaches of modern scholars. Approachable, reliable and fun, this A-to-Z explains and clarifies a subject that crops up in numerous classical sources, from plays to histories and beyond. It also gives references to useful primary and secondary reading. It will be an invaluable companion for students, academics and gastronomes alike.
Book Synopsis On Theriac to Piso, Attributed to Galen by : Robert Leigh
Download or read book On Theriac to Piso, Attributed to Galen written by Robert Leigh and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Leigh offers a critical edition with translation into English, commentary and introduction of the pharmacological treatise On Theriac to Piso traditionally attributed to Galen, and reviews the evidence as to the validity of the attribution to Galen.
Book Synopsis Medicine and Paradoxography in the Ancient World by : George Kazantzidis
Download or read book Medicine and Paradoxography in the Ancient World written by George Kazantzidis and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume offers a systematic discussion of the complex relationship between medicine and paradoxography in the ancient world. For a long time, the relationship between the two has been assumed to be virtually non-existent. Paradoxography is concerned with disclosing a world full of marvels and wondrous occurrences without providing an answer as to how these phenomena can be explained. Its main aim is to astonish and leave its readers bewildered and confused. By contrast, medicine is committed to the rational explanation of human phusis, which makes it, in a number of significant ways, incompatible with thauma. This volume moves beyond the binary opposition between ‘rational’ and ‘non-rational’ modes of thinking, by focusing on instances in which the paradox is construed with direct reference to established medical sources and beliefs or, inversely, on cases in which medical discourse allows space for wonder and admiration. Its aim is to show that thauma, rather than present a barrier, functions as a concept which effectively allows for the dialogue between medicine and paradoxography in the ancient world.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History) ... by : British Museum (Natural History). Library
Download or read book Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History) ... written by British Museum (Natural History). Library and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paralysin Cave written by John M. McMahon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the literary representation of male sexual dysfunction and discusses the natural and supernatural elements of an ancient folk medical system based on conceptual associations between male sexuality and specific plants, animals and minerals. The work incorporates material from both literary and scientific sources to draw parallels between ancient and modern paradigms of healing. The literary depiction of attempts to remedy impotence demonstrates how an accessibility to cures contributes to the sexual and social reintegration of the sufferer. The Satyrica of Petronius echoes this process by means of the text itself and so effects similar ends. The book provides new insights into literature and the ancient belief systems underlying it with its original and integrative approach to disciplines such as philology, botany, mineralogy, zoology and medicine.
Book Synopsis Galen’s Theory of Black Bile by : Keith Andrew Stewart
Download or read book Galen’s Theory of Black Bile written by Keith Andrew Stewart and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Galen’s Theory of Black Bile: Hippocratic Tradition, Manipulation, Innovation Keith Stewart analyses Galen’s characterisation of black bile to understand the different ways it is used in his arguments that cannot always be reconciled with the content of his sources.
