Read Theophrastus Characters. Herodas Mimes. Sophron and Other Mime Fragments. (Loeb Classical Library No. 225)
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Published on: 2003-01-30
Released on: 2003-03-01
Original language: Ancient Greek
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. Loeb Classical Library Harvard University Press The Loeb Classical Library is the only series of books which through original text and English translation gives access to our entire Greek and Latin heritage.
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