{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-epigram-isbn-9781118841723","title":"A Companion to Ancient Epigram","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Nestor’s inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epigram\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, Hellenistic Greece, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epigram\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChrister Henriksén\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Epigram: Features and Definitions 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is an Epigram?: Defining a Genre 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMario Citroni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Gallery of Characters: Real Persons and Fictitious Types in Epigram 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epigram, Society, and Political Power 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen M. Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hidden Figures: The Women Who Wrote Epigrams 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurel Bowman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Masculine and the Feminine in Epigram 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindsay Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Obscenity in Epigram 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBret Mulligan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Meters of Epigram: Elegy and Its Rivals 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLlewelyn Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Epigram in Epic and Greek Tragedy: Generic Interactions 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin T. Dinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Epigram and Satire 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosario Cortés Tovar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Immanent Genre Theory in Greek and Roman Epigram 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargot Neger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Epigram and Rhetoric 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Mindt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Greek Anthologies from the Hellenistic Age to the Byzantine Era: A Survey 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesca Maltomini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Epigram in Pre‐Hellenistic Greece 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Origins of Greek Epigram: The Unity of Inscription and Object 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph W. Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Simonides of Ceos and Epigram in Classical Greece 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuigi Bravi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Epigram in the Hellenistic World 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Development of Epigram into a Literary Genre 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValentina Garulli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Anyte’s Feminine Voice: Tradition and Innovation 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Leonidas of Tarentum 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacqueline Klooster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Callimachus on the Death of a Friend: A Short Study of Callimachean Epigram 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Acosta‐Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Asclepiades of Samos 337\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Sens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Posidippus and Ancient Epigram Books 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn Gutzwiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Taking Position: Later Hellenistic Epigrammatists 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnette Harder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Meleager of Gadara 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eÉvelyne Prioux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Moving to Rome: Antipater of Sidon, Archias of Antiocheia, Philodemus, and Others 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnemarie Ambühl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Latin and Greek Epigram at Rome 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Beginnings of Roman Epigram and Its Relationship with Hellenistic Poetry 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfredo Mario Morelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Catullus as Epigrammatist 441\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiklas Holzberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Latin Epigram in the Early Empire 459\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChrister Henriksén\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Greek Epigram in Rome in the First Century ce 475\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegina Höschele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Epigrams in the Graffiti of Pompeii 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristina Milnor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Martial’s Early Works: The Liber Spectaculorum, Xenia, and Apophoreta 505\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. 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Leary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Micro to Macro: Martial’s Twelve Books of Epigrams 521\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSven Lorenz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Carminis Incompti Lusus: The Carmina Priapea 541\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene O’Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Pseudo‐Senecan Epigrams 557\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Breitenbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V Epigram in Late Antiquity 575\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Late Latin Literary Epigram (Third to Fifth Centuries ce) 577\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuca Mondin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Greek Epigram in Late Antiquity 597\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGianfranco Agosti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Damasus and the Christian Epigram in the West 615\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Trout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Gregory of Nazianzus and the Christian Epigram in the East 633\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristos Simelidis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Inter Romulidas et Tyrias Manus: Luxorius and Epigram in Vandal Africa 649\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Maria Wasyl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI The Fortleben of Ancient Epigram 665\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Epigram in the Later Western Literary Tradition 667\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Howell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 The Epigram in Byzantium and Beyond 679\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Rhoby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 695\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChrister Henriksén, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Latin in the Department of Linguistics and Philology at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT EPIGRAM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Nestor's inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epigram\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, the Hellenistic world, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eScholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Epigram\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601389285,"sku":"NP9781118841723","price":220.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118841723.jpg?v=1761780925","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-epigram-isbn-9781118841723","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}