Characters. Herodas: Mimes. Sophron and Other Mime Fragments

by Theophrastus
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This volume collects important examples of Greek literary portraiture. The Characters of Theophrastus consists of thirty fictional sketches of men who are each dominated by a single fault, such as arrogance, boorishness, or superstition. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote mimes, a popular entertainment in which one actor or a small group portrayed a situation from everyday life, concentrating on depiction of character rather than on plot. The volume also includes a new translation and text of extant portions of the mimes of Sophron, a Syracusan of the fifth century BCE Here too is a selection of anonymous mime fragments.

The work of Sophron and the anonymous mime fragments are newly added to the Loeb Classical Library in this second edition of a volume published in 1993. Jeffrey Rusten and Ian Cunningham have also updated their editions of Theophrastus and Herodas.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Theophrastus
  • ISBN: 9780674996038
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 6.68 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 432
  • Publication Year: 2003
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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