Images of eternal beauty in funerary verse inscriptions of the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman periods /

Images of eternal beauty in funerary verse inscriptions of the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman periods / / Andrzej Wypustek.

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In 'Images of Eternal Beauty in Funerary Verse Inscriptions of the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman Periods Andrzej Wypustek provides a study of various forms of poetic heroization that became increasingly widespread in Greek funerary epigram. The deceased were presented as eternally young heroes, o...

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Wypustek, Andrzej.
Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Brill,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements 352.
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 pages)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Eschatological Themes in Epigrams
  • The Dead As Gods
  • The Dead As Heroes
  • Marriages with the Gods
  • The Deceased As the Chosen Ones and the Lovers of Deities
  • The Deceased As the Charges of Deities
  • Overview and Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Names
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Notable Greek Terms.

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