Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Inscriptions
Inscriptions were the most visible and public form of literature in late Roman society. Many were engraved on stones, such as milestones, tombstones, building facades, and the bases of statues. The data about administration and careers have made them important historical “sources.” Interpretive perspectives derived from literary criticism and the construction of narratives are necessary for reading inscriptions as “texts.” But in a society with limited literacy, inscriptions were also images, whose appearance could be more effective than the words.
Inscriptions
Inscriptions were the most visible and public form of literature in late Roman society. Many were engraved on stones, such as milestones, tombstones, building facades, and the bases of statues. The data about administration and careers have made them important historical “sources.” Interpretive perspectives derived from literary criticism and the construction of narratives are necessary for reading inscriptions as “texts.” But in a society with limited literacy, inscriptions were also images, whose appearance could be more effective than the words.
Inscriptions
McGill, Scott (Herausgeber:in) / Watts, Edward J. (Herausgeber:in) / Van Dam, Raymond (Autor:in)
A Companion to Late Antique Literature ; 505-521
31.07.2018
17 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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