Leaving words to remember : Greek mourning and the advent of literacy /

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This volume examines the influence of literacy on the development of different genres of mourning in ancient Greece. It reveals the non-linear development of Greek literacy and offers insight into the ongoing influence of lament in diverse poetic genres.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Derderian, Katharine, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 209.
Subjects:
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Death in literature.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Greece.
Mourning customs > Greece > History.
Written communication > Greece.
Mourning customs in literature.
Grief in literature.
Literacy > Greece.
Epitaphs > Greece.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Grèce.
Deuil > Coutumes > Grèce > Histoire.
Épitaphes > Grèce.
Littérature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Mort dans la littérature.
Communication écrite > Grèce.
Deuil > Coutumes, dans la littérature.
Chagrin dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Epitaphs
Death in literature
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Greek literature
Grief in literature
Literacy
Manners and customs
Mourning customs
Mourning customs in literature
Written communication
Klaagliederen.
Grieks.
Grafschriften.
Schriftcultuur.
Literatura grega clássica (história e crítica)
Oraisons funèbres.
Deuil > Coutumes > Grèce.
Lamentations > Grèce.
Élégies grecques > Thèmes, motifs.
Deuil > Coutumes > Dans la littérature.
Rites et cérémonies funéraires > Grèce.
Greece > Social life and customs.
Grèce > Mœurs et coutumes.
Greece
Grèce > Moeurs et coutumes.
Litteratur > Klassiske litteraturer.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Unspeakable Lament: the Homeric???? and the heroes; CHAPTER TWO: The Archaic Epigram and the Advent of Writing; CHAPTER THREE:???ææata?????ta t?de Case Studies in Classical Mourning; CHAPTER FOUR: The Epitaphios Logos and Mourning in the Athenian Polis; CHAPTER FIVE: Some Conclusions; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GENERAL INDEX; GENERAL INDEX OF GREEK TERMS.

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