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The Characters

by Theophrastus

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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.… (more)
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Ich muss ein schlechter Mensch sein. Davon bin ich seit der Lektüre von Theophrasts "Charaktere" überzeugt. In 30 Kapiteln beschreibt der griechische Gelehrte und Aristoteles-Schüler negative Charaktereigenschaften. So beispielsweise den Flegel, der im Theater an den falschen Stellen klatscht und in Pausen rülpst, oder den Ungelegenen, der einem gerade ausgepeitscht werdenden Sklaven erzählt, dass sein Sklave sich nach derlei Hieben erhängt hätte.
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. ( )
  NavidL | Oct 18, 2022 |
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. ( )
  JVioland | Jul 14, 2014 |
Includes sketches of various facial types which Theophrastus believed had some relation to character.
  SteveJohnson | Aug 3, 2013 |
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TheophrastusAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ķemere, InāraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Diels , HermannEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Diggle, JamesEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dolen, Hein L. vanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Groeneboom, PetrusTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jurevičs, GustavsTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Navarre, OctaveEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nieri, IdelfonsoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ussher, R. G.secondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ussher, Robert GlennTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Valgimigli, ManaraForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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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.

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