Ebook: Funerary Epigrams of Ancient Greece: Reflections on Literature, Society and Religion

"Taking a wide selection of Greek funerary epigrams from the 6th to 4th centuries BC, this volume considers their historical and chronological contexts to draw out information about the society that created them. A thematic structure within a broader chronological framework provides a valuable lens on the epigrams, allowing readers to compare particular types across the time period. The focus is on epitaphs of individuals in the most significant stages of life, where gender differences are most marked: themes include untimely death, women and wives, friendship, piety and non-kin love. All epigrams are offered in Greek, followed by an English translation"--;The funerary landscape: a reflection of the world of the living -- The literary form: tears of Simonides and of Pindar -- Phrasikleia, forever a maiden. Kroisos, whom raging ares destroyed -- How to deprive the year of its spring -- Immortal remembrance of friends -- Wives and their masters -- Powerful enemies: childbirth, the sea -- Rewards for piety ... next to Persephone