Liba Taub Livres

Exploring the intersection of science and literature, Liba Taub investigates how ancient Greeks and Romans conveyed scientific concepts through both prose and poetry. This inaugural volume in the Horning Visiting Scholars Series highlights the unique role of poetry in discussing scientific topics, challenging the notion that rational thought necessitated a departure from poetic expression. Taub analyzes the Latin poem Aetna, which describes the science of Mount Etna, and Plutarch's dialogue On the Face on the Moon, which contrasts scientific and mythological explanations.

Liba Taub gives an overview of the major developments in early science between the 8th century BC and 6th century AD. Focussing on Greece and Rome, she discusses the key thinkers and their theories, and traces the evolution of ideas concerning the natural world and its operation, and considers the influence these ideas have had on later centuries.

Aude Doody and Liba Taub Introduction Harry M. Hine Subjectivity and Objectivity in Latin Scientific and Technical Literature Alice König From Architect to Imperator: Vitruvius and his Addressee in the De Architectura Vivian Nutton Galen's Authorical Voice: a Preliminary Enquiry Todd Curtis Didactic and Rhetorical Strategies in Galen's De pulsibus ad tirones Laurence M. V. Totelin Galnes's Use of Multiple Manuscript Copies in his Pharmacological Treatises Aude Doody Authority and Authorship in the Medicina Plinii David Leith Question-Types in Medical Catechism on Papyrus Liba Taub Explaining a Volcana Naturally: Aetna and the Choice of Poetry