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Theophrastus and his World
Paul Millett
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Description for Theophrastus and his World
hardcover. This is the first extended study in English of Theophrastus' Characters , one of the briefest but also most influential works to survive from classical antiquity. Since the seventeenth century, the Characters has served as a model and an inspiration for authors as diverse as La Bruyere, Thackeray, George Eliot and Elias Canetti. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
This is the first extended study in English of Theophrastus' Characters , one of the briefest but also most influential works to survive from classical antiquity. Since the seventeenth century, the Characters has served as a model and an inspiration for authors as diverse as La Bruyère, Thackeray, George Eliot and Elias Canetti. This study aims to locate Theophrastus and his Characters with respect to the political and philosophical worlds of Athens in the late fourth century, focusing on later imitators in order to provide clues to reading the ... Read more
This is the first extended study in English of Theophrastus' Characters , one of the briefest but also most influential works to survive from classical antiquity. Since the seventeenth century, the Characters has served as a model and an inspiration for authors as diverse as La Bruyère, Thackeray, George Eliot and Elias Canetti. This study aims to locate Theophrastus and his Characters with respect to the political and philosophical worlds of Athens in the late fourth century, focusing on later imitators in order to provide clues to reading the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge Philological Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780906014325
SKU
V9780906014325
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About Paul Millett
Paul Millett is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Downing College.
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