An edition of Theophrasti Characteres (1628)

The characters of Theophrastus

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An edition of Theophrasti Characteres (1628)

The characters of Theophrastus

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"This volume collects important examples of Greek literary portraiture.".

"The Characters of Theophrastus consists of thirty fictional sketches of men who are each dominated by a single fault, such as arrogance, boorishness, or superstition. Unassuming in style, his character sketches nonetheless bear resemblance to the vivid figures of the period's New Comedy. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote mimes, a popular Greek entertainment in which one actor or a small group portrayed a situation from everyday urban life, concentrating on depiction of character rather than on plot.

Here too in a new text and translation are substantial portions of the mimes of Sophron, a Syracusan of the 5th century B.C. whose work Plato is said to have enjoyed, as well as a selection of anonymous mime fragments.".

"The extant work of Sophron and the anonymous mime fragments are newly added to the Loeb Classical Library in this edition. And Jeffrey Rusten and Ian Cunningham have updated their editions of Theophrastus and Herodas (both first published in 1993) in light of the latest scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.

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Cover of: Characters
Characters
2002, Harvard University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: The characters of Theophrastus
The characters of Theophrastus
1993, Bristol Classical Press
in English
Cover of: The Characters
The Characters
September 26, 1991, Open Gate Press
Paperback - Facsimile edition
Cover of: The characters
The characters
1967, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Theophrasti Characteres
Theophrasti Characteres
1964, e typographeo Clarendoniano
in Latin
Cover of: The Characters of Theophrastus.
The Characters of Theophrastus.
1960, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: Theophrasti Characteres
Theophrasti Characteres
1909, e typographeo Clarendoniano
in Latin
Cover of: The characters of Theophrastus
Cover of: The characters of Theophrastus
The characters of Theophrastus
1902, Longmans, Green, and Co.
in English
Cover of: The characters of Theophrastus

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Library of Congress
BF819 .T38

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xliii, 85 p.

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OL13523192M
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02026885

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