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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. Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Griego Antiguo |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;
43. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 600 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 524-532) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511266119 0511266111 0511263856 9780511263859 |