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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
W. De Gruyter
c2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; v. 1. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31449517*spi |
| 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: | xiv, 368 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [323]-342) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9783110211658 9781282197084 9783110201321 |
