Editorial: Oxford University Press
Colección: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture & Representation
Número de páginas: 400 págs. 18.0 x 24.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 22-12-2021
EAN: 9780192844897
ISBN: 978-0-19-284489-7
Precio (sin IVA): 120,35 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 125,16 €
The Hellenistic Period witnessed striking new developments in art, literature and science. This volume addresses a particularly vibrant area of innovation: the study of animals and the natural world. While Aristotle and his followers had revolutionized fields such as zoology and botany during the fourth century BC, these disciplines took on exciting new directions during Hellenistic times. Kings imported exotic species into their royal capitals from faraway lands. Travel writers described unusual creatures that they had never previously encountered. And buyers from a range of social levels chose works of art featuring animals and plants to decorate their palaces, houses and tombs.