HUMANS, ANIMALS AND PLANTS - Alessandro Buccheri, Penser les humains à travers les plantes. Métaphores botaniques du corps et de la parenté dans la poésie grecque archaïque et classique. Pp. 416. Grenoble: Éditions Jérôme Millon, 2024. Paper, €34. ISBN: 978-2-84137-434-2. - Andrea Falcon, The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings. Aristotle and Theophrastus on Animals and Plants. Pp. xvi + 253. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Cased, £85, US110. ISBN: 978-1-009-42634-3.
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The aim is to explore the use of plant and animal metaphors in ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
Analysis of poetic texts
Examination of philosophical works by Aristotle and Theophrastus
Comparative study of botanical metaphors
Identifies key metaphors related to body and kinship in poetry
Demonstrates interconnectedness of botanical and zoological concepts
Highlights cultural significance of plant and animal symbolism in Greek thought
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HUMANS, ANIMALS AND PLANTS - Alessandro Buccheri, Penser les humains à travers les plantes. Métaphores botaniques du corps et de la parenté dans la poésie grecque archaïque et classique. Pp. 416. Grenoble: Éditions Jérôme Millon, 2024. Paper, €34. ISBN: 978-2-84137-434-2. - Andrea Falcon, The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings. Aristotle and Theophrastus on Animals and Plants. Pp. xvi + 253. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Cased, £85, US110. ISBN: 978-1-009-42634-3. | Synapse