Quel est le genre de épitaphe ?
Quel est le genre de épitaphe ?
Dans la Grèce antique, l'épitaphe est un genre littéraire : c'est un éloge funèbre ancien. En littérature française, l'épitaphe est aussi un genre littéraire rimé : c'est surtout ce que l'on aimerait inscrire sur la pierre tombale de quelqu'un que l'on admire, ou, au contraire, que l'on n'apprécie guère.
Pourquoi Dit-on Ci-gît ?
Le verbe gésir, du latin jacere « être étendu », signifie « être couché, étendu, sans mouvement » ou « être enterré ». ... La locution verbale ci-gît ou ci-git signifie « ici repose, ici est enterré » et est utilisée sur les pierres tombales. Cette formule d'épitaphe est alors suivie du nom du défunt ou de la défunte.
What is the meaning of the word epitaph?
- An epitaph (from Greek ἐπιτάφιος epitaphios "a funeral oration" from ἐπί epi "at, over" and τάφος taphos "tomb") is a short text honoring a deceased person.
What is the longest epitaph in the world?
- Notably, the Laudatio Turiae, the longest known Ancient Roman epitaph, exceeds almost all of these at 180 lines; it celebrates the virtues of an honored wife, probably of a consul. Some are quotes from holy texts, or aphorisms. One approach of many epitaphs is to 'speak' to the reader and warn them about their own mortality.
When did people start writing epitaphs?
- Probably the earliest surviving epitaphs are those written on ancient Egyptian sarcophagi and coffins. In Elizabethan times, epitaphs became much more common in English. Many of the best known are literary memorials (often deliberately witty) not intended for a tomb.
How are epitaphs chosen for a funeral?
- 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 prose or in poem verse; poets have been known to compose their own epitaphs prior to their death, as did William Shakespeare.
