Title Leaving words to remember : Greek mourning and the advent of literacy / by Katharine Derderian

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) Series Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 209 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 209. Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Unspeakable Lament: the Homeric???? and the heroes; CHAPTER TWO: The Archaic Epigram and the Advent of Writing; CHAPTER THREE:???ææata?????ta t?de Case Studies in Classical Mourning; CHAPTER FOUR: The Epitaphios Logos and Mourning in the Athenian Polis; CHAPTER FIVE: Some Conclusions; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GENERAL INDEX; GENERAL INDEX OF GREEK TERMS Summary This volume examines the influence of literacy on the development of different genres of mourning in ancient Greece. It reveals the non-linear development of Greek literacy and offers insight into the ongoing influence of lament in diverse poetic genres Analysis Litteratur Klassiske litteraturer Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Greek literature -- History and criticism Death in literature. Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Greece Mourning customs -- Greece -- History Written communication -- Greece Mourning customs in literature. Grief in literature. Literacy -- Greece Epitaphs -- Greece LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical. Epitaphs Death in literature Funeral rites and ceremonies Greek literature Grief in literature Literacy Manners and customs Mourning customs Mourning customs in literature Written communication Klaagliederen. Grieks. Grafschriften. Schriftcultuur. Literatura grega clássica (história e crítica) Oraisons funèbres. Deuil -- Coutumes -- Grèce. Lamentations -- Grèce. Élégies grecques -- Thèmes, motifs. Deuil -- Coutumes -- Dans la littérature. Rites et cérémonies funéraires -- Grèce. SUBJECT Greece -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057131 Subject Greece Grèce -- Moeurs et coutumes. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book LC no. 2001265811 ISBN 1417590785 9781417590780 9047400453 9789047400455 6610464316 9786610464319 1280464313 9781280464317

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