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This, and the second-century collection of Theban epigrams collected by Aristodemus of Thebes, were collected on a geographical basis, and were perhaps largely or entirely made up of epigrams found in local inscriptions; [1] later collections were instead arranged by author or subject. [2] Known anthologies include:
The epigraph may serve as a preface to the work; as a summary; as a counter-example; or as a link from the work to a wider literary canon, [2] with the purpose of either inviting comparison or enlisting a conventional context. [3] A book may have an overall epigraph that is part of the front matter, or one for each chapter.
Epigrams xxxix and xliii appear only in the Planudean Anthology, which is the less complete of the two so far as the epigrams of Asclepiades are concerned, all the rest are in the Palatine Anthology. [9] Some papyri have been recovered that contain portions of known epigrams and portions of otherwise unknown epigrams attributed to Asclepiades. [10]
Robert Hayman's 1628 book Quodlibets devotes much of its text to epigrams.. An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word derives from the Greek ἐπίγραμμα (epígramma, "inscription", from ἐπιγράφειν [epigráphein], "to write on, to inscribe"). [1]
Epigram On a Late Marriage between an Old Maid and French Petit Maître "Tho' Miss ——'s match is a subject of mirth," Unknown 1796, April 2 Epigram On an Amorous Doctor "From Rufa's eye sly Cupid shot his dart" Unknown 1796, April 2 Epigram Of smart pretty Fellows,' &c. "Of smart pretty Fellows in Bristol are numbers, some" Unknown 1912
They include eight "love" or "amatory" epigrams (one commemorative, six erotic, and one funerary); [2] dedicatory epigrams; sepulchral epigrams, and dedicatory or descriptive epigrams. Typical of ancient Greek literature (and regardless of their Platonic authenticity), the epigrams refer to historical personalities, places in and around ancient ...
Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul (Greek: Μακηδόνιος or Μακεδόνιος Ύπατος, ο Θεσσαλονικεύς, c. 500-560 AD) a Byzantine hypatos during the reign of Justinian, is the author of 42 epigrams in the Greek Anthology, the best of which are some delicate and fanciful amatory pieces.
The uppermost date of his compilation of the Anthology is 60 BC, as it did not include Philodemus of Gadara, though later editors added thirty-four epigrams. Some writers classed him among the Cynics , [ 4 ] and according to historian Benjamin Isaac Meleager's belief that "all men are equal and compatriots" strengthens this view, as some Cynics ...