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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
W. De Gruyter,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-342) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110211658 3110211653 1282197088 9781282197084 3110201321 9783110201321 |