| Xenophon and Arrian on Hunting: With Hounds Contributor(s): Phillips, A. A. (Editor), Phillips, A. A. (Translator), Willcock, M. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0856687057 ISBN-13: 9780856687051 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $117.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: January 1999 Annotation: Hunting with dogs is first documented on 4th millennium BC seal impressions from Iraq and from Egypt slightly later. The earliest surviving instruction manual is that of Xenophon, which outlines the practice of hunting with dogs and seeks to justify its use in education and training for war. Arrian's treatise some 500 years later is a commentary on Xenophon and marks a revolution in the practice of hunting. The Greek texts are given along with an English translation and commentary. Includes a good illustrated introduction. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.88" W x 8.25" (0.94 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: As hunting generates such fierce debate in Britain today, it seems an appropriate moment to examine the two best classical works on the subject. For both authors hunting was primarily for hares with hounds. |
