Animals in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Beyond: A Select Bibliography

Given the vastness of the topic, which is thematically connected with a great number of other areas (in particular myth, cult, ritual and religion, science, philosophy etc.), this bibliography makes no claim whatsoever to be comprehensive. It has the rather modest aim to provide a tool for those who would like to familiarize themselves with research on animals mainly in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Apart from very few instances, entries in encyclopedias such as Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE), Der Neue Pauly or Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum (RAC) have not been taken into account for reasons of space. The bibliography consists of four parts. The first two parts assemble contributions dealing with Graeco-Roman antiquity, the first being concerned with studies from classical philology, the second with studies from Graeco-Roman archaeology. Parts Three and Four go beyond antiquity: the third section lists contributions from disciplines such as biology, ethology, philosophy, law, literature, history, social sciences and religious studies, whereas the fourth section is focussed on modern linguistics and communication studies. Each part is split up into three subsections: (1) monographs, (2) edited volumes and (3) articles published i