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Natural History

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Penguin Books Limited, Dec 1, 1991 - Literary Collections - 399 pages
Pliny's Natural History is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinkles. Pliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the Natural History ? a book that proved highly influential right up until the Renaissance and that his nephew, Pliny the younger, described 'as full of variety as nature itself'.

John F. Healy has made a fascinating and varied selection from the Natural History for this clear, modern translation. In his introduction, he discusses the book and its sources topic by topic. This edition also includes a full index and notes.

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Review: Natural History: A Selection

User Review  - Zack - Goodreads

Pliny the Elder's Natural History provides the reader with an excellent overview of what life was seen as during his time. As editor and translator, John F. Healy has produced an excellent selection of Pliny's works in a very readable translation with helpful, but not cumbersome, notes. Read full review

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Not historically accurate. Read full review

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About the author (1991)

Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 - 79AD), better known as Pliny the Elder, studied botany and philosophy in Rome before serving in the military. He was later Porcurator in Gallia, whilst continuing to accumulate knowledge on everything from grammar to the history of the German wars. He created the first known encyclopedia.

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TitleNatural History
Classics Series
Penguin classics
AuthorPliny (the Elder.)
Translated byJohn Healey
ContributorJohn Healey
Editionreprint
PublisherPenguin Books Limited, 1991
ISBN0140444130, 9780140444131
Length399 pages
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History / Ancient / Rome
Literary Collections / Essays
Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
Nature / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
  
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