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Category : Controlled fusion
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Fusion Energy Update
Author: The Medicina Plinii
Author: Yvette HuntPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317389042
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book presents the first ever English translation of the Medicina Plinii, one of the most influential books of applied medicine and self-medication in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The work, which predates AD 400, was created as a quick reference work for travellers, and became and remained highly influential, as witnessed by frequent references to it and by various later adaptations. Only the rise of scientific medicine and pharmacology led to its demise and confinement in a small corner of specialist studies. It presents more than 1,150 healing methods and recipes mainly adapted from the encyclopedic Natural History of Pliny the Elder, arranged from the patient’s head to foot in order that readers could quickly find treatments for their diseases. The Medicina Plinii is of dual interest to present-day scholarship: The book is a monument for the practical application of classical knowledge which has recently found lively interest in the history of science and medicine. At the same time the Medicina Plinii provides a fascinating insight into the realities of the world of Late Antiquity, and into the anxieties of the people living in the vast Roman empire. This book will be of particular interest to scholars and advanced students in the History of Science and Medicine, along with a wider audience interested in medicine, and in life in the Roman world.
The theory and practice of Latin grammar
Author: William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Aeneidea, Or, Critical, Exegetical, and Aesthetical Remarks on the Aeneis
Author: James HenryFragments of Roman Poetry c.60 BC-AD 20
Author: Adrian S. HollisPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191568511
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
This book aims to fill in the literary history of the greatest period of Latin poetry, about 60 BC to AD 20. Catullus (by a slender thread) has survived, but later contemporaries valued his friend Calvus just as highly; comparison of the two reveals an extraordinarily close relationship. Horace mentions Varius Rufus in the same breath as Virgil. Adrian Hollis prints fragments of up to thirty poets, with an individual introduction and a translation for each. Almost every genre of ancient poetry is represented, from heroic epic to scurrilous lampoon. Hollis's commentary, fuller and richer than any yet published, contains many new ideas. In some cases (such as Varius Rufus) the fragments illumine the history of this period, which saw the collapse of the Roman Republic and establishment of the Augustan Empire. Taken together, these fragmentary texts enable us better to appreciate surviving great poets such as Catullus and Virgil.
L. Annaeus Seneca Troades
Author: Atze J. KeulenPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004351086
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
A.J. Keulen’s new commentary on Seneca’s Troades is the fruit of a lifetime devotion to this play. This extensive philological commentary on the Troades is a most welcome contribution to the study of Seneca’s plays. Meaning, history and usage of Seneca’s vocabulary are thoroughly discussed. The author provides ample comparison with Senecan prose and rival poets. In addition, the commentary addresses composition and word order, and discusses textual, metrical and grammatical difficulties. A full bibliography and three indices complete this valuable book.
Delphi Complete Works of Pliny the Elder (Illustrated)
Author: Pliny the ElderPublisher: Delphi Classics
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 6014
Book Description
The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder’s encyclopaedic ‘Natural History’, composed in 37 books, remains an unrivalled compendium of Roman knowledge. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Pliny’s complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pliny's life and works * Features the complete extant works of Pliny, in both English translation and the original Latin * Concise introduction to the ‘Natural History’ * ‘Natural History’ translated by John Bostock and Henry Thomas Riley, 1855 * Excellent formatting of the texts * Detailed table of contents for the entire 37 books * Easily locate the chapters you want to read * Features two bonus biographies – discover Pliny's ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles CONTENTS: The Translation NATURAL HISTORY The Latin Text CONTENTS OF THE LATIN TEXT The Biographies THE LIFE OF PLINY by Suetonius INTRODUCTION TO PLINY THE ELDER by H. Rackham Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
Flosculi Rossallienses
Author: William A. OsbornePublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Lexicon of Alchemy
Author: Martin RulandusPublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849644391
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Martinus Rulandus was a German physician and alchemist of the early 17th century. Arthur Edward Waite took over the task of translating this huge dictionary of alchemical definitions. This book contains thousands of entries and explains in detail every secret of alchemy.
Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book I
Author: Aad KleywegtPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047405676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This work provides a full commentary on the first book of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, an epic which has received increased attention in the last few decades, as may be seen from two recent editions (1997 and 2003). Its first aim is to clarify the text, which is sometimes rather difficult and, in places, still not established with certainty. Apart from this philological aspect, the literary merits of the poem have also been taken into account.