| Author |
Theophrastus, 369? BCE-285? BCE |
| Translator |
Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1858-1921 |
| Translator |
Hammond, William A. (William Alexander), 1861-1938 |
| LoC No. |
02026885
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| Title |
The Characters of Theophrastus
A Translation, with Introduction
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Epistle dedicatory -- The dissembler (I.) -- The flatterer (II.) -- The coward (XXV.) -- The over-zealous man (IV.) -- The tactless man (XII.) -- The shameless man (IX.) -- The newsmonger (VIII.) -- The mean man (X.) -- The stupid man (XIV.) -- The surly man (XV.) -- The superstitious man (XVI.) -- The thankless man (XVII.) -- The suspicious man (XVIII.) -- The disagreeable man (XX.) -- The exquisite (XXI.) -- The garrulous man (III.) -- The bore (VII.) -- The rough (VI.) -- The affable man (V.) -- The impudent man (XI.) -- The gross man (XIX.) -- The boor (IV.) -- The penurious man (XXII.) -- The pompous man (XXIV.) -- The braggart (XXIII.) -- The oligarch (XXVI.) -- The backbiter (XXVIII.) -- The avaricious man (XXX.) -- The late learner (XXVII.) -- The vicious man (XXIX.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
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| Subject |
Character sketches -- Early works to 1800
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
58242 |
| Release Date |
Nov 6, 2018 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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