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Author : Christoph W. Clairmont
Release : 1970
Genre : Epigrams, Greek
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Book Synopsis Gravestone and Epigram by : Christoph W. Clairmont
Download or read book Gravestone and Epigram written by Christoph W. Clairmont. This book was released on 1970. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clairmont, Christoph W. Clairmont
Release : 1970
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Book Synopsis Gravestone and epigram by : Clairmont, Christoph W. Clairmont
Download or read book Gravestone and epigram written by Clairmont, Christoph W. Clairmont. This book was released on 1970. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jon Steffen Bruss
Release : 2005
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Hidden Presences by : Jon Steffen Bruss
Download or read book Hidden Presences written by Jon Steffen Bruss. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden Presences explores the inheritances of Hellenistic literary epigram from the sepulchral sub-genre of inscribed epigram. Divorced from the stone and the burial site, the literary form enjoys a new freedom, but exhibits this independence in a deliberate but creative use of out-of-date themes (notably roadside placement of the monument), subversive use of the inscribed epigrams' attempt to betray the "hidden presence" of the deceased, and exploitation of sepulchral conceits surrounding cenotaph. Indeed, this study shows not only that the fourth- and third-century poets at the headwaters of the literary tradition were interested in inscriptional precedents, but also that this interest was exercised down to the time of the epigrammatist Meleager. The poets within the variative community of literary epigram therefore carry on a literary conversation not simply between themselves, but between themselves and the inscribed tradition, and among themselves about the inscribed tradition.
Author : Christos Tsagalis
Release : 2008-12-10
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Inscribing Sorrow by : Christos Tsagalis
Download or read book Inscribing Sorrow written by Christos Tsagalis. This book was released on 2008-12-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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.
Author : Marta González González
Release : 2019-03-07
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece by : Marta González González
Download or read book Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece written by Marta González González. This book was released on 2019-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a wide selection of Greek funerary epigrams from the 6th to 4th centuries BC, this volume considers their historical and chronological contexts to draw out information about the society that created them. Using both Hansen's corpus of epigrams and wider examples, it gives priority to those cases where the whole monument ensemble is preserved, both text and image, enabling a much better understanding of the significance of the texts. A thematic structure within a broader chronological framework provides a valuable lens on the epigrams, allowing readers to compare particular types across the time period. After introducing the funerary landscape in which the selected epigrams fit, González briefly considers the literary form of epigrams as a foil for the rest of the book. The remaining chapters focus on epitaphs of individuals in the most significant stages of life, where gender differences are most marked: themes include untimely death, women and wives, friendship, piety and non-kin love. All epigrams are offered in Greek, followed by an English translation. The analysis focuses on the literary aspects of the epigrams, as well as on the information they provide about both society and religion of ancient Greece.
