Epitaph Culture in the West Variations on a Theme in Cultural History
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ISBN-13:
9780773408470
Veröffentl:
2003
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.01.2003
Seiten:
430
Autor:
Karl S. Guthke
Gewicht:
694 g
Format:
229x152x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book examines a number of facets of Western epitaph culture since antiquity, with particular emphasis on post-medieval developments in the major European countries as well as in North America. Various epitaphic "sub-cultures" are analyzed, among them the time-honored custom of composing one's own tomb inscription as well as the ancient and modern convention of honoring animals with epitaphs. It also examines epitaph-collecting, epitaph "lies," humorous epitaphs, and the change in social and religious attitudes toward suicides. The book concludes with a cultural and intellectual history of epitaphs. An epilogue addresses the question of the supposed disappearance of epitaph culture at the present time.
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