Valérie Naas
Biographic Data
| ID | 2194699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valérie Naas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valérie |
| FAMILY NAME | Naas |
| SIGNATURE | NAAS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Chapter Four. Imperialism, Mirabilia, And Knowledge
As an inquiry into nature, the Naturalis Historia is a work of knowledge and on knowledge. As a work written by a servant of the Roman emperor, it is also influenced by an imperialistic perspective. At the time of its composition, Roman culture manifested a strong interest in all kinds of mirabilia. In the Naturalis Historia, imperialism, knowledge and mirabilia share complex links, and this paper aims at clarifying some of them. Imperialism has …
Pline l'Ancien a-t-il cru à ses mythes
Book VII of Pliny the Elder’ s Natural History, devoted to man, ends on a curious catalogue of inventors and inventions. It is on the treatment of myth in that inventory that we intend to ponder. After presenting this passage, we further examine the cultural tradition which Pliny belongs to : he takes up as his own the question of the origins and of the protos euretes in particular. We then query the identity of the inventors – is it mythical or …
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Pline l'Ancien a-t-il cru à ses mythes
Book VII of Pliny the Elder’ s Natural History, devoted to man, ends on a curious catalogue of inventors and inventions. It is on the treatment of myth in that inventory that we intend to ponder. After presenting this passage, we further examine the cultural tradition which Pliny belongs to : he takes up as his own the question of the origins and of the protos euretes in particular. We then query the identity of the inventors – is it mythical or …
Chapter Four. Imperialism, Mirabilia, And Knowledge
As an inquiry into nature, the Naturalis Historia is a work of knowledge and on knowledge. As a work written by a servant of the Roman emperor, it is also influenced by an imperialistic perspective. At the time of its composition, Roman culture manifested a strong interest in all kinds of mirabilia. In the Naturalis Historia, imperialism, knowledge and mirabilia share complex links, and this paper aims at clarifying some of them. Imperialism has …
Art (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Appropriation (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Emperor (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works)