Archaic greek epigram and dedication: representation and reperformance
Auteur :
Day, Joseph W.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521896306
Date de publication :
28 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
670 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Archaic Greeks honored gods by offering dedications, often inscribed with epigrams. This book reconstructs ancient encounters with such dedications, arguing that, while the rite of offering was represented verbally and visually, reading and viewing produced effects of religious ritual. Epigram and dedication memorialized the dedicator's rite by generating its reperformance.