Gordon Lindsay Campbell

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life

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University of Oxford

Reader in English Gordon Campbell

Lucretius' account of the origin of life, the origin of species and human prehistory (1st century BC) is the longest and most detailed account extant from the ancient world. This commentary seeks to locate Lucretius in both the ancient and modern contexts.

Gordon Lindsay Campbell

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