Theophrastus: Characters: 43 (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 43) - Softcover

Diggle, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521045762 ISBN 13: 9780521045766

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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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Review:

' This is a masterly achievement in virtually all respects, and one whose great wealth of erudition will make it an invaluable source of reference for anyone seriously concerned with the private and public psychologies of life in classical Athens.' Hermathena

Book Description:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521045762
• ISBN 13: 9780521045766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 612