Description: Fictionalized faults are the focus of Characters by Theophrastus. The Hellenistic poet Herodas wrote Mimes, in which everyday life is portrayed and character as opposed to plot depicted. Mimes by Sophron and anonymous mime fragments also represent that genre.
Brief description: Jeffrey Rusten is Professor of Classics at Cornell University.
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