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| − | An '''epigraph''' | + | An '''epigraph''' is an inscription, originally on a building, statue or other work, giving its name or other short detail. It came further to mean the words on t7he title-page of a book indicating such details as the place of publication, before being developed to its most common use in literary studies today, that of 'a small quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter 0r other unit of a text to indicate its theme, feeling or other characteristic. |
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| + | ::'''''[[etymology|Etymological]] note''''': '''epigraph''' is a [[transliteration]] of the [[Greek]] έπιγράφειν, formed from έπι, 'on' and γράφειν, 'to write'. It is thus an exact equivalent of the [[Latin]] [[etymological root|root]]s of '''inscription''': ''in'', 'on' and scribĕre, 'to write'. | ||
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Revision as of 23:55, 9 July 2018
An epigraph is an inscription, originally on a building, statue or other work, giving its name or other short detail. It came further to mean the words on t7he title-page of a book indicating such details as the place of publication, before being developed to its most common use in literary studies today, that of 'a small quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter 0r other unit of a text to indicate its theme, feeling or other characteristic.
- Etymological note: epigraph is a transliteration of the Greek έπιγράφειν, formed from έπι, 'on' and γράφειν, 'to write'. It is thus an exact equivalent of the Latin roots of inscription: in, 'on' and scribĕre, 'to write'.
