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BL
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956110
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b710480
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| Uniform Title
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Characters.English & Greek
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| Main Entry
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Theophrastus.
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| Title & Author
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Characters /\ Theophrastus ; edited with introduction, translation and commentary by James Diggle.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2004.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;; 41
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viii, 600 pages ' ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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0521045762
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: 0521839807
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: 9780521045766
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: 9780521839808
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-532) and indexes.
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| Contents
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I. Theophrastus and his times -- II. The nature and purpose of the Characters -- III. Date -- IV. Transmission -- V. Some texts and commentaries -- Text and translation.
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| Abstract
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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. 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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Theophrastus, Characteres ethici-- Criticism, Textual.
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Theophrastus-- Psychology.
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Theophrastus.
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Theophrastus.
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Character sketches.
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Portraits (Littérature)
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Character sketches.
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Characteres (Theophrastus)
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Characteres.
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| Dewey Classification
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888/.0108
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| LC Classification
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PA4449.E5C5 2004
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18.43bcl
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18.43.bcl
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888.9
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Diggle, James.
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