ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPIGRAM
From Latin epigramma, from Greek: inscription, from epigraphein to write upon, from graphein to write.
4 QUOTES WITH «EPIGRAM»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
epigram.
Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of reasoning.
Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.
Somewhere in the world there is an epigram for every dilemma.
All literature is an effort at the formal character of the epigram.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIGRAM»
Discover the use of
epigram in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
epigram and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Archaic Greek
Epigram and Dedication: Representation and ...
In order to reconstruct the Archaic experience of reading and viewing, the book draws on studies of traditional poetic language as resonant with immanent meaning, early Greek poetry as socially and religiously effective performance, and ...
2
The Stalin
Epigram: A Novel
The legendary spy novelist and bestselling author presents a luminous historical novel that chronicles the famous Russian poet Osip Mandelstam's defiance of Stalin's regime, his subsequent exile, and tragic death.
3
Archaic and Classical Greek
Epigram
Explores dialogue between Archaic and Classical Greek epigrams and their readers and argues for their often-unacknowledged literary and aesthetic achievement.
Manuel Baumbach, Andrej Petrovic, Ivana Petrovic, 2010
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The Neo-Latin
Epigram: A Learned and Witty Genre
By presenting various epigram writers, collections, and subgenres from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, this volume offers a first step toward a better understanding of some of the features of humanist epigram literature.
Susanna de Beer, K. A. E. Enenkel, David Rijser, 2009
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Martial: The World of the
Epigram
And he goes on to show how Martial, by imagining these books being displayed in shops and shipped across the empire to admiring readers, prophetically behaved like a modern author.
Provides an introduction as to what epigram means and why it matters. Short content excellent for undergraduates and researchers alike.
Niall Livingstone, Gideon Nisbet, 2010
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Brill's Companion to Hellenistic
Epigram
An internationally renowned set of experts on epigram offers an introduction, fresh approaches, and new direction to the study of Hellenistic-era epigram by exploring the models, forms, poetology, sub-genera, intertexts, and ancient and ...
Peter Bing, Jon Steffen Bruss, 2007
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Martial's Rome: Empire and the Ideology of
Epigram
Explores Martial's radical vision of the relationship between art and reality and his role in formulating modern perceptions of Rome.
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Labored in papyrus leaves: perspectives on an
epigram ...
This colloquium volume celebrates a new Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century B.C.E. poet Posidippus, one of the most significant literary finds in recent memory.
Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Elizabeth Kosmetatou, Manuel Baumbach, 2004
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Aspects of Death and Correlated Aspects of Life in Art, ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Frederick Parkes Weber, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIGRAM»
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epigram is used in the context of the following news items.
Indian Political Humour: Nothing to Laugh About
The best might be the one classic epigram that he uttered. Reacting with undisguised culture-shock to his discovery of America after a trip there ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Gay marriage among the ancients
... marriage as kinds of perversions, but not uncommon perversions, speaking in one epigram (I.24) of a man who “played the bride yesterday. «Patheos, Jul 15»
Chasing the elusive literary prize
Ethos Books, Epigram Books and Math Paper Press invest in local literature at a cost which is defrayed by arts council grants or by other paying ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
Jockey Luis Contreras faced with tough choice for Queen's Plate
... and only three non-race winners have won the $1 million race since 1952 (Scatter The Gold, Golden Choice in 1986 and Epigram in 1952). «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
Review Round-Up: The Importance of Being Earnest
"the virtue of the production is that it presents us with real people rather than epigram-spouting puppets." "this is a thoroughly enjoyable ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jul 15»
Nina Simone: Voice of the Civil Rights Movement
At the very beginning of this 140-minute tribute to the great singer and activist, there is an epigram from the pen of Maya Angelou that raises the ... «Amsterdam News, Jul 15»
A soldier's - and a poet's - wilderness station
One day when Erd was out running, she thought of “What Whales and Infants Know” and its epigram – “Beluga Point, Turnagain Arm.”. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
Thoughts on satire
In one epigram from the 80s, Martial called Juvenal “facundus,” “eloquent,” but he probably referred not to the Satires (as yet unpublished) but ... «PJ Media, Jun 15»
State of the Arts: June 20 to 27
... Chye continued to sell like hotcakes, with its second print run of 1,500 copies selling out and publisher Epigram Books reprinting 3,000 more. «TODAYonline, Jun 15»
Murphy, the Realist
“Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.” That's a common wording for the epigram that we call “Murphy's Law.” Granted, others have said it ... «Memphis Daily News, Jun 15»
