Characters of Theophrastus

Informationen zum Autor R.G. Ussher is Hughes Professor of Classics, University of Adelaide, Australia. He is the author of the standard work on Aristophanes: Ecclesiazusae . Klappentext Edited with Introduction, Commentary and Index Vorwort This revised edition includes up-to-date references, to supplement the Bibliography, and adds an Appendix of new material. Zusammenfassung The Characters of Theophrastus are unique in the history of letters. They have been much imitated, never bettered. The text can be obscure, and the Greek can be a little monotonous although not without a certain charm and aptness - as though the stark phrases were deliberately chosen to lay bare the failings of mankind.This revised edition includes up-to-date references, to supplement the Bibliography, and adds an Appendix of new material. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductory Note 1959Introductory Note 1992PrefaceGeneral IntroductionI The Origin And Nature Of The Work II The Probable Date Of Composition III The Text And The Manuscript Tradition IV The Style Of The Characters: Their Content V Before The Characters And After Text And Commentary Bibliography Supplementary Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Theophrastus, R G Ussher, R. G. Ussher
• Assisted by: R. G. Ussher (Editor), R.G. Ussher (Editor), Ussher R. G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9781853991882
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-188-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Series: BCP Greek Texts; Greek Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary essays, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights