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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Theophrastus' Characters is a collection of 30 short
character-sketches of various types of individuals who might be met
in the streets of Athens in the late fourth century BC. It is a
work which had a profound influence on European literature, and
this is a detailed and elaborate treatment of it. This edition
presents an improved text, a translation which is designed both to
be readable and to bring out fully the nuances of the very
difficult Greek, and a commentary which covers every feature of the
text and its interpretation and offers particularly full
elucidation of the often enigmatic references to contemporary
social practices and historical events. There is also a lengthy
introduction, which discusses the antecedents and affiliations of
the work, its date, its purpose, and the manuscript tradition.
Extensive indexes are also provided, including an Index Verborum.
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