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Leaving words to remember : Greek mourning and the advent of literacy / by Katharine Derderian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Derderian, Katharine, 1970-
- Series:
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 0169-8958 209.
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 209
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greek literature--History and criticism.
- Greek literature.
- Death in literature.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Greece.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Mourning customs--Greece--History.
- Mourning customs.
- Written communication--Greece.
- Written communication.
- Mourning customs in literature.
- Grief in literature.
- Literacy--Greece.
- Literacy.
- Greece--Social life and customs.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This volume examines the influence of literacy on the development of different genres of mourning in ancient Greece. The oral tradition of lament in the Homeric poems forms the point of departure for close readings of epigraphic material and written texts commemorating the dead in the archaic and classical periods, including grave epigrams, threnoi, tragedy, and Athenian epitaphioi . These texts reveal the non-linear development of Greek literacy and offer insight into the ongoing influence of lament in diverse poetic genres and the evolving uses of death and mourning in different media. In particular, the discussion focuses on the role of writing in commemorating soldiers and the evolution of the written memorial into a historical and civic medium of communication.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Unspeakable Lament: The Homeric ΓOOΣ And The Heroes
- The Archaic Epigram And The Advent Of Writing
- Γrammata Λeγonta Taδe: Case Studies In Classical Mourning
- The Epitaphios Logos And Mourning In The Athenian Polis
- Some Conclusions
- Bibliography
- General Index. Index Of Greek Terms.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46431-3
- 9786610464319
- 1-4175-9078-5
- 90-474-0045-3
- OCLC:
- 191039242
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047400455 DOI
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