Man And Animal In Severan Rome: The Literary Imagination Of Claudius Aelianus (Greek Culture In The Roman World)

This book argues that Aelian's important work on animals, the De natura animalium, represents a sophisticated literary critique of Severan Rome. His fascination with animals reflects the cultural issues of his day: philosophy, religion, the exoticism of Egypt and India, sex, gender, and imperial politics.

• • Author: Steven D. Smith
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: Jul 24, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 310 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1107033985
• • ISBN-13: 9781107033986