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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Thirty depictions of moral types, so man can categorize man according to physiognomy. Don't bother. Theophrastus was an Athenian philosopher who was bequeathed by Aristotle his works. The Characters hardly reads like it could come from a man of such intelligence and there is doubt as to its authenticity. I found it boring and a great disappointment. no reviews | add a review
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This publication includes the translation of the Characters of Theophrastus, with an introduction and footnotes, following the recent edition and commentary by J. Diggle. In the introduction, after a short information about the author and his intellectual activity, the different literary genres are considered that left their influence on this production by Theophrastus: the ethic thought of Aristotle, contemporary rhetoric and New Comedy. The study is complemented with an actualized bibliography. No library descriptions found. |
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Die überspitzt dargestellten Charaktere in dieser Satire sind jedoch keine Figuren und stehen (von den Einleitungssätzen abgesehen) in keinerlei Zusammenhang zueinander. Aus diesem Grund fällt es leicht, sich in nahezu jeder schlechten Charaktereigenschaft selbst ein wenig wiederzufinden. Ich bin daher wohl kein schlechterer Mensch als ihr. ( )