Leaving words to remember : Greek mourning and the advent of literacy

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

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.

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Main Author: Derderian, Katharine, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 209.
Subjects:
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.
Greece > Social life and customs.
Greece
Grèce > Moeurs et coutumes.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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