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considerable burgeoning intellectual interest. Critical essays had been published before on the matter, possibly contributing towards its flourishing in the latter half of the 18th century. Epitaphs never became a major poetic form and, according to Romantic scholar Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch, they had "virtually disappeared" by 1810. "The art of the epitaph was largely lost in the 20th century", wrote the
116: 174: 'tomb') is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense. Some epitaphs are specified by the person themselves before their death, while others are chosen by those responsible for the burial. An epitaph may be written in 304:, the most prolific pre-Romantic epitaphist, wrote 35 pieces, them being largely satirical. The rate of literary epitaphs has been historically overshadowed by "popular sepulchral inscriptions which are produced in countless numbers at all time"; "strictly literary" epitaphs were most present during the start of the 229:
commemoration of a person, which may or may not be inscribed on a monument. In many European languages, however, the meaning of the word (or its close equivalent) has broadened to mean the monument itself, specifically a mural monument or plaque erected in a church, often close to, but not directly
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have been credited with providing success to epitaph-writing adjacent to that of poetry significance – Robert Southey, in focusing simultaneously upon transience and eternity, contributed substantially. General interest for epitaphs was waning at the cusp of the 19th century, in contrast to a
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By the 16th century, epitaphs had become more literary in nature and those written in verse were involved in trade. In America and Britain, comedic epitaphs are common in the form of acrostics, palindromes, riddles, and puns on names and professions –
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Most epitaphs are brief records of the family, and perhaps the career, of the deceased, often with a common expression of love or respect—for example, "beloved father of ..."—but others are more ambitious. From the
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to the 19th century in Western culture, epitaphs for notable people became increasingly lengthy and pompous descriptions of their family origins, career, virtues and immediate family, often in Latin. Notably, the
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epitaph, exceeds almost all of these at 180 lines; it celebrates the virtues of an honored wife (sometimes identified, but no generally accepted, as the Wife of
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Bertrand, Régis (2005). "Que de vertus: Les épitaphes édifiantes des débuts du XIXe siècle". In Bertrand, Régis; Carol, Anne; Pelen, Jean-Noël (eds.).
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Mérai, Dóra (2015). "Stones in floors and walls: commemorating the dead in the Transylvanian Principality". In Dumitran, Daniel; Rotar, Marius (eds.).
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Vidor, Gian Marco (2014). "Satisfying the mind and inflaming the heart: emotions and funerary epigraphy in nineteenth-century Italy".
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In a more figurative sense, the term may be used for music composed in memory of the deceased. Igor Stravinsky composed in 1958
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was the prominent format for a significant period of time. Epitaphs upon stone monuments became a common feature by the
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Lengthy epitaph for Johann Wauer (d. 1728), a German pastor, concluding with a short Biblical quotation
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Stock phrases or standard elements present in epitaphs on mediaeval church monuments and
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In English, and in accordance with the word's etymology, the word "epitaph" refers to a
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indicating the omitted letters) ("whose soul may God look upon with favour Amen")
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The English Poetic Epitaph: commemoration and conflict from Jonson to Wordsworth
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for narrator, chamber choir, piano, flute, clarinet and percussion. In 1969,
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This is my father's crime against me, which I myself committed against none.
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Sarcophagi and coffins were the choice of ancient Egyptians for epitaphs;
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Places of Memory: cemeteries and funerary practices throughout the time
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Epitaph Culture in the West: variations on a theme in cultural history
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Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!
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Badian, Ernst (1996). Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony (eds.).
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Plessis, Paul J. du; Ando, Clifford; Tuori, Kaius, eds. (2016).
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deal primarily with Western culture and do not represent a
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over, a person's place of burial. Examples include German
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for string trio as a tribute to the memory of his father
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at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas citing
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Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
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Who caught his early death by drinking cold small beer.
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Photograph of William Shakespeare's grave, 3 June 2007
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A folksy epitaph to an English village blacksmith in
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Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
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Ancient Greek
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Renaissance
Laudatio Turiae
Ancient Roman
consul
Quintus Lucretius Vespillo
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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