Inscribing Sorrow: Fourth-Century Attic Funerary Epigrams
In: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 1
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. This book exploresthis decisive phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many ancient contexts as possible on the one han
