The Characters of Theophrastus
by Theophrastus
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About this eBook
- Author
- Theophrastus, 370? BCE-286? BCE
- Title
- The Characters of Theophrastus A Translation, with Introduction
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
- Subject
- Character sketches -- Early works to 1800
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 58242
- Release Date
- November 6, 2018
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( https://archive.org )
- 2.Preface
- 3.Contents
- 4.Introduction — Characters of Theophrastus
- 5.Epistle Dedicatory
- 6.I The Dissembler
- 7.II The Flatterer
- 8.III The Coward
- 9.IV The Over-zealous Man
- 10.V The Tactless Man
- 11.VI The Shameless Man
- 12.VII The Newsmonger
- 13.VIII The Mean Man
- 14.IX The Stupid Man
- 15.X The Surly Man
- 16.XI The Superstitious Man
- 17.XII The Thankless Man
- 18.XIII The Suspicious Man
- 19.XIV The Disagreeable Man
- 20.XV The Exquisite
- 21.XVI The Garrulous Man
- 22.XVII The Bore
- 23.XVIII The Rough
- 24.XIX The Affable Man
- 25.XX The Impudent Man
- 26.XXI The Gross Man
- 27.XXII The Boor
- 28.XXIII The Penurious Man
- 29.XXIV The Pompous Man
- 30.XXV The Braggart
- 31.XXVI The Oligarch
- 32.XXVII The Backbiter
- 33.XXVIII The Avaricious Man
- 34.XXIX The Late Learner
- 35.XXX The Vicious Man
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