Theophrastus
by
Theophrastus
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
ISBN-10
0521045762
ISBN-13
9780521045766
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 3rd, 2007
Print length
612 Pages
Weight
792 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.60 x 3.90 cms
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This work is a collection of character-sketches of those who might be met in Athens in the late fourth century BC. This edition presents an improved text and a translation which, while readable, maintains the nuances of the Greek. The commentary is comprehensive, covering every feature of the text.
Theophrastus' Characters is a collection of 30 short character-sketches of various types of individuals who might be met in the streets of Athens in the late fourth century BC. It is a work which had a profound influence on European literature, and this is a detailed and elaborate treatment of it. This edition presents an improved text, a translation which is designed both to be readable and to bring out fully the nuances of the very difficult Greek, and a commentary which covers every feature of the text and its interpretation and offers particularly full elucidation of the often enigmatic references to contemporary social practices and historical events. There is also a lengthy introduction, which discusses the antecedents and affiliations of the work, its date, its purpose, and the manuscript tradition. Extensive indexes are also provided, including an Index Verborum.
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