JOURNAL ARTICLE

THEOPHRASTUS' 'OLIGARCH' AND THE POLITICAL INTENTION OF THE CHARACTERS.

  • Published In: Cambridge Classical Journal, 2023, v. 69. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ebner-Landy, Katie; de Nicolay, René 3 of 3

Abstract

The intention of Theophrastus' Characters still escapes us. This paper offers a new answer to that centuries-old question by looking closely at the one political sketch of the collection: 'The Oligarch' (C.26). We argue that C.26 reveals a political intention in the Characters , presenting oligarchy as the inherently flawed projection of a character trait onto political events. Read in this way, C.26 appears as a medium through which Theophrastus can take a definite but careful stance in contemporary Athenian politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Cambridge Classical Journal. 2023/12, Vol. 69, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:17502705
  • DOI:10.1017/S1750270522000148
  • Accession Number:173996270
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