{"product_id":"9780674996038-theophrastus-l225-2e","title":"Characters. Herodas: Mimes. Sophron and Other Mime Fragments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFictionalized faults are the focus of \u003ci\u003eCharacters\u003c\/i\u003e by Theophrastus. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote \u003ci\u003eMimes\u003c\/i\u003e, in which everyday life is portrayed and character as opposed to plot depicted. Mimes by Sophron and anonymous mime fragments also represent that genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatis personae.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume collects important examples of Greek literary portraiture. The \u003ci\u003eCharacters\u003c\/i\u003e of Theophrastus consists of thirty fictional sketches of men who are each dominated by a single fault, such as arrogance, boorishness, or superstition. Unassuming in style, his character sketches nonetheless bear resemblance to the vivid figures of the period’s New Comedy. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote mimes, a popular Greek entertainment in which one actor or a small group portrayed a situation from everyday urban life, concentrating on depiction of character rather than on plot. Here too in a new text and translation are substantial portions of the mimes of Sophron, a Syracusan of the fifth century BC whose work Plato is said to have enjoyed, as well as a selection of anonymous mime fragments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The extant work of Sophron and the anonymous mime fragments are newly added to the Loeb Classical Library in this edition. And Jeffrey Rusten and Ian Cunningham have updated their editions of Theophrastus and Herodas (both first published in 1993) in light of the latest scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943568846945,"sku":"9780674996038","price":23.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41291534.jpg?v=1778958568","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674996038-theophrastus-l225-2e","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}