Abstract
This article is a study of the commonplace anecdote of the death of Pliny the Elder and considers in particular the way in which writers in emergent vernacular genres used the story as a means of promoting particular methodological positions on enquiry into nature. It combines literary history, original bibliographical research and the history of disciplines.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Method and Variation: Narrative in Early Modern French Thought |
| Editors | Emma Gilby, Paul White |
| Publisher | Maney Publishing for the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) |
| Pages | 23-40 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781907975363 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2013 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition