Inscribing sorrow :: fourth-century Attic funerary epigrams /

Fourth-century Attic grave epigrams reflect a transitional phase in the evolution of the genre of epigram. They testify to a shift of interest towards social issues such as the family, the deceased's age and profession. In a turbulent period of restlessness and uncertainty that followed the dev...

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1. Verfasser: Tsagalis, Christos
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; New York : W. De Gruyter, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; v. 1.
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Zusammenfassung:Fourth-century Attic grave epigrams reflect a transitional phase in the evolution of the genre of epigram. They testify to a shift of interest towards social issues such as the family, the deceased's age and profession. In a turbulent period of restlessness and uncertainty that followed the devastating Peloponnesian war, the commemoration of the departed in private monuments became an effective mechanism of displaying publicly a new set of social concerns. It is within these contexts that special emphasis has been put on the composition of sepulchral epigrams, their gradual autonomization and s.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-342) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110211658
3110211653
1282197088
9781282197084
3110201321
9783110201321

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