Title Characters / Theophrastus ; edited with introduction, translation and commentary by James Diggle

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 600 pages) Series Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; 43 Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; 43. Contents I. Theophrastus and his times -- II. The nature and purpose of the Characters -- III. Date -- IV. Transmission -- V. Some texts and commentaries -- Text and translation Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 524-532) and indexes Notes Parallel text in English and Ancient Greek; commentary primarily in English Print version record SUBJECT Theophrastus. swd Characteres. swd Subject Character sketches. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical. Character sketches Characteres (Theophrastus) Form Electronic book Author Diggle, James ISBN 9780511266119 0511266111 0511263856 9780511263859

Other Titles Characters. English & Greek

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