Inscribing Sorrow : : Fourth-Century Attic Funerary Epigrams / / Christos Tsagalis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Tsagalis, Christos,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes , 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Quotations and Transliteration --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. The Use of Gnomic Expressions --; Chapter 2. Poetic Imagery --; Chapter 3. Public Display, Private Focus: Redefining Social Virtues --; Chapter 4. Narrative Development and Poetic Technique --; Conclusion --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110211658; 9783110238570; 9783110636178; 9783110212129; 9783110212136; 9783110209075
• ISSN: 1868-4785
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110211658
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Christos Tsagalis.

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 sophistication. This book explores this decisive phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many ancient contexts as possible on the one hand, and studying sepulchral epigrams as a poetic art on the other.