This funerary verse inscription, found in 1976, is for the previously unknown dramatist Diokles of Rhodes. This entry re-examines the text based on visual autopsy, proposes a new supplement on the last line, and sets the poem within the literary and inscribed epitaphic traditions for deceased poets (tragedians in particular). It also considers what this poem tells us about Rhodian dramatic competitions in the Hellenistic period. It looks at the interplay between inscribed and literary epigrams, what this epigram tells us about poetry of the south-east Aegean, and the reception of literary funerary epigrams of Classical authors in the Hellenistic era.

Questa iscrizione funeraria in versi, trovata nel 1976, è per il drammaturgo precedentemente sconosciuto Diokles di Rodi. Questa scheda riesamina il testo sulla base di un esame autoptico dell’iscrizione, propone un nuovo supplemento all’ultimo verso e contestualizza il componimento nelle tradizioni dell’epitafio letterario ed epigrafico per i poeti defunti (tragediografi in particolare). Considera anche cosa ci dice questo epigramma sulle competizioni drammatiche nel periodo ellenistico, sulla poesia del sud-est dell’Egeo, e la ricezione di epigrammi funerari letterari di autori classici in epoca ellenistica.

A Funerary Epigram for Diokles the Rhodian Dramatist

Coward
2020-01-01

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This funerary verse inscription, found in 1976, is for the previously unknown dramatist Diokles of Rhodes. This entry re-examines the text based on visual autopsy, proposes a new supplement on the last line, and sets the poem within the literary and inscribed epitaphic traditions for deceased poets (tragedians in particular). It also considers what this poem tells us about Rhodian dramatic competitions in the Hellenistic period. It looks at the interplay between inscribed and literary epigrams, what this epigram tells us about poetry of the south-east Aegean, and the reception of literary funerary epigrams of Classical authors in the Hellenistic era.
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