Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources on biologyRobert W. Sharples, Pamela M. Huby, William Wall Fortenbaugh BRILL - 273 pages This is the first to appear of the projected volumes of commentary to accompany the texts and translations on Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence, edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others (FHSG" (Philosophia Antiqua 54); Leiden, Brill, 1992).It covers the ancient secondary evidence for Theophrastus' views on physiology, zoology and botany; the transmission, reliability and doctrinal content of the reports in the text-and-translation volume are all discussed in detail, and general overviews are provided.The commentary is an indispensable accompaniment to the text-and-translation volume, and the two together will be an important resource for students of the history of the biological sciences in antiquity." |
Contents
Writings on Human Physiology 329 | 8 |
Two Types of Diseases 337 | 16 |
Dreams 342344 | 22 |
Medicines 349 | 31 |
Botany 384435 | 124 |
Bibliography | 211 |
Indices to the Texts | 218 |
Indices to the Commentary | 243 |
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Aelian Albert Amigues animals Antigonus Apollonius argues Aristophanes Aristophanes of Byzantium Aristotelian Aristotle Aristotle's Athenaeus attributed to Theophrastus Bolus book number botanical breath BT vol CB vol century A.D. citations cites Theophrastus CMG vol colour commentary Constantine Porphyrogenitus context D'A.W. Thompson derives Diocles Diocles of Carystus Diogenes Diogenes Laertius Dioscorides discussion dubious report concerning Einarson-Link explanation explicitly extant fig-tree fish Flashar flavours fruit G.R. Thompson Galen Geoponica Giannini Greek heat Hesychius Hippocrates Hort Huby ISBN 90 Joachim Kroll Kühn linked living creatures mentioned Mirabilia natural notes octopus Odours Oribasius peri Photius phrastus Pline l'ancien Pliny Pliny's Plutarch pneuma present passage Priscian Problems pseudo-Aristotle references to Theophrastus Regenbogen 1940 report concerning Theophrastus Rose says schinos scholium seed Sharples Sollenberger Sophists at Dinner soul squill suggests text of Theophrastus Theo Theophrastean Theophrastus translation treatise truffles Vivian Nutton W.W. Fortenbaugh Wehrli Wellmann Wimmer writings