Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece
Subtitle: Reflections on Literature, Society and Religion
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Mar 07, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781350062429
Description: "Taking a wide selection of Greek funerary epigrams from the 6th to 4th centuries BC, this volume considers their historical and chronological contexts to draw out information about the society that created them. A thematic structure within a broader chronological framework provides a valuable lens on the epigrams, allowing readers to compare particular types across the time period. The focus is on epitaphs of individuals in the most significant stages of life, where gender differences are most marked: themes include untimely death, women and wives, friendship, piety and non-kin love. All epigrams are offered in Greek, followed by an English translation"--
Notes: Source title: Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece: Reflections on Literature, Society and Religion