Theophrastus: Characters

by Theophrastus

2021-01-07 15:41:46

Theophrastus'' Characters is a collection of thirty short character-sketches of various types of individuals who walked the streets of Athens in the late fourth century BC. This edition presents a radically improved text for a unique work which had a... Read more
Theophrastus'' Characters is a collection of thirty short character-sketches of various types of individuals who walked the streets of Athens in the late fourth century BC. This edition presents a radically improved text for a unique work which had a profound influence on European literature. The translation is designed to be readable and reveals the nuances of the original Greek--through a comprehensive commentary that clarifies the often enigmatic references within the text. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.51 X 1.38 in
Print pages612
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date December 3, 2007
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521045766
Born Greece Genre: Psychology, Philosophy Theophrastus (Greek: Θεόφραστος; c. 371 – c. 287 BC[1]), a Greek native of Eresos in Lesbos, was the successor to Aristotle in the Peripateti...

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