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. It is within these contexts that special emphasis has
been put on the composition of sepulchral epigrams, their gradual
autonomization and sophistication. This book explores this decisive
phase in the evolution of the epigram by reconstructing as many
ancient contexts as possible on the one hand, and studying
sepulchral epigrams as a poetic art on the other.
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