Theophrastus

Name: Theophrastus
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521839808
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ISBN: 9780521839808

by Theophrastus

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Format Hardback

Book Series Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries

ISBN-10 0521839807

ISBN-13 9780521839808

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 16th, 2004

Print length 612 Pages

Weight 940 grams

Dimensions 22.60 x 15.00 x 4.30 cms

Product Classification: Literary essays Essays Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: classical, early & medieval

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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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