Greek Epitaphic Poetry

Herausgeber: Hunter, Richard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thousands of Greek verse epitaphs, covering a millennium of history, survive inscribed on stone. They shed rich light on ancient moral values, religious ideas and gender relations and attitudes, and many are of very high literary quality. This commentary on a selection of these poems is suitable for students.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781108926041
• ISBN-10: 1108926045
• Artikelnr.: 62562244

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 1. Funerary verse-inscriptions
2. The style of Greek epitaphic verse
3. Who wrote Greek verse-inscriptions?
4. Ideas of death in Greek verse-inscriptions
5. About this edition
Source Text: Greek Epitaphic Poetry. A Selection
Editorial Matter: Commentary.