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.
| Autorius: | Karl S. Guthke |
| Leidėjas: | Em Text |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2003 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 430 |
| ISBN-10: | 0773408479 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780773408470 |
| Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 25 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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