The character sketch as philosophy : manners, mores, types /

Katie Ebner-Landy shows that early modern Europeans, inspired by the ancient philosopher Theophrastus, embraced the character sketch as a source of moral and political education. Yet Enlightenment thinkers spurned this genre in favor of elaborating principles, thereby helping to drive a wedge betwee...

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Main Author:	Ebner-Landy, Katie (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2025].
Subjects:	Theophrastus. > Characters. Character. Character sketches. Characters and characteristics.