Inscribing Sorrow: Fourth-Century Attic Funerary Epigrams
Christos C. Tsagalis
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 deceaseds 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 sophistication. This book explores this decisive phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many ancient contexts as possible on the one hand, and studying sepulchral epigrams as a poetic art on the other.
카테고리:
년:
2008
판:
1
출판사:
De Gruyter
언어:
english
페이지:
383
ISBN 10:
3110201321
ISBN 13:
9783110201321
시리즈:
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 1
파일:
PDF, 2.52 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008