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Romm, Mr James; Carrilho, Andre'; Mensch, Translator of Greek Literature Pamela
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- Title
- Theophrastus' Characters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior
- Author
- Romm, Mr James; Carrilho, Andre'; Mensch, Translator of Greek Literature Pamela
- Publisher
- Callaway Arts & Entertainment
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0935112375
- ISBN 13
- 9780935112375
- Illustrator
- Carrilho, Andre'
- Item weight
- 0.661 pounds
The more things change, the more they stay the same: Theophrastus' Characters, a classical Greek text newly translated for a modern audience, is a joyful festival of fault-finding.
Theophrastus' Characters is a joyous festival of fault-finding: a collection of thirty closely observed personality portraits, defining the full spectrum of human flaws, failings, and follies. With piquant details of speech and behavior taken straight off the streets of ancient Athens, Theophrastus gives us sketches of the mean, vile, and annoying that are comically distorted yet vividly real.
Theophrastus' Characters is a joyous festival of fault-finding: a collection of thirty closely observed personality portraits, defining the full spectrum of human flaws, failings, and follies. With piquant details of speech and behavior taken straight off the streets of ancient Athens, Theophrastus gives us sketches of the mean, vile, and annoying that are comically distorted yet vividly real.
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About the Author
James Romm is an author, reviewer, and the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College in Annadale, New York. His reviews and essays have appeared in the London Review of Books and The New York Times Book Review, among other publications. His books include The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought (Princeton University Press, 1992), Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire (Vintage, 2012), Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero (Vintage, 2014), The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives (W. W. Norton, 2017), and How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life (Princeton University Press, 2018).
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