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...
| Основен автор: | Tsagalis, Christos. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berlin ; New York :
W. de Gruyter,
℗♭2008.
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| Серия: |
Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
v. 1. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=281570 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Inscribing sorrow. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-342) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9783110211658 3110211653 1282197088 9781282197084 3110201321 9783110201321 |