{"product_id":"theophrastus-characters-9780935112375","title":"Theophrastus Characters","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At a time when bad behavior flourishes, even among our leaders, these dead-on portraits of boors, braggarts, and blowhards have never felt more current.\" * \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose, author of \u003ci\u003eLovers at the Chameleon Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"André Carrilho is one of the most original caricaturists working today, and in Characters his swank surprises in every instance. Ahead of even his own curves, this contemporary artist turns out to be the perfect illustrator to point up the timelessness of the ancient Greek’s witty observations.\" * \u003cb\u003eEdward Sorel, author of \u003ci\u003eMary Astor's Purple Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"If there’s anything new to learn from \u003ci\u003eCharacters\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of personality portraits written by the ancient Greek Theophrastus (c. 371 - c. 287 BC), it is that gluttons, chatterboxes, drunks, idiots, and others are not unique to any time or place in human history. This robust little volume of character sketches has been widely published and translated since its first appearance twenty-three centuries ago….Translated by Pamela Mensch with vibrant pen-and-ink illustrations by acclaimed caricature artist André Carrillo, this edition includes insightful annotations by Bard College classics professor and Guggenheim recipient James Romm.” * \u003cb\u003eLiterary Features Syndicate\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"There are always people on your gift list that 'have everything' or are so esoteric that they deserve an equally out-of-the box gift. \u003ci\u003eTheophrastus’ Characters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e is just that gift.\" * \u003cb\u003eGerry Furth-Sides, \u003ci\u003eCoast to Coast Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"These \u003ci\u003eCharacters\u003c\/i\u003e are people we know—they’re our quirky neighbors, our creepy bosses, our blind dates from hell. Sharp-tongued Theophrastus, made sharper than ever in this fresh new edition, reminds us that Athenian weirdness is as ageless as Athenian wisdom.\" * \u003cb\u003eMary Beard, author of \u003ci\u003eSPQR: A History of Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAn inherently absorbing, deftly crafted, and wonderfully entertaining read that is both thoughtful and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eTheophrastus' Characters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e is unreservedly recommended for personal, community, college, and university library collections. * \u003cb\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e“…usefully pocket-size volume…presenting classic pen-portraits of liars, slanderers and other scoundrels.” – \u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e *","brand":"Callaway Arts \u0026 Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863079780695,"sku":"9780935112375","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780935112375.jpg?v=1759919559","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theophrastus-characters-9780935112375","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}