Format:
Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9783110211658
Series Statement:
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 1
Content:
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. This book exploresthis decisive phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many ancient contexts as possible on the one han
Note:
In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110201321
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tsangalēs, Chrēstos K. Inscribing sorrow Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter, 2008 ISBN 9783110201321
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Griechisch
;
Epigramm
;
Trauer
;
Athen
;
Geschichte 400 v. Chr.-300 v. Chr.
DOI:
10.1515/9783110211658
URL:
Volltext
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Author information:
Tsangalēs, Chrēstos K.
