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- Epitaph abstract "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, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial. An epitaph may be in poem verse; poets have been known to compose their own epitaphs prior to their death, as William Shakespeare did.Most epitaphs are brief records of the family, and perhaps the career, of the deceased, often with an expression of love or respect - "beloved father of ..." - but others are more ambitious. From the Renaissance 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. However, the Laudatio Turiae, the longest known Ancient Roman epitaph, exceeds almost all of these at 180 lines; it celebrates the virtues of a wife, probably of a consul.[citation needed]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. A wry trick of others is to request the reader to get off their resting place, inasmuch as the reader would have to be standing on the ground above the coffin to read the inscription. Some record achievements (e.g., past politicians note the years of their terms of office). Nearly all (excepting those where this is impossible by definition, such as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) note name, year or date of birth, and date of death. Many list family members and the relationship of the deceased to them (for example, "Father / Mother / Son / Daughter of").[citation needed]".
- Epitaph thumbnail The_day_will_come.jpg?width=300.
- Epitaph wikiPageExternalLink ConWebDoc.1261.
- Epitaph wikiPageExternalLink epitaph.htm.
- Epitaph wikiPageID "10074".
- Epitaph wikiPageRevisionID "604182022".
- Epitaph hasPhotoCollection Epitaph.
- Epitaph subject Category:Acknowledgements_of_death.
- Epitaph subject Category:Types_of_inscriptions.
- Epitaph comment "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, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial.".
- Epitaph label "Epitaffio".
- Epitaph label "Epitafio".
- Epitaph label "Epitafium".
- Epitaph label "Epitaph".
- Epitaph label "Epitaph".
- Epitaph label "Epitáfio".
- Epitaph label "Grafschrift".
- Epitaph label "Épitaphe".
- Epitaph label "Эпитафия".
- Epitaph label "نقش الضريح التذكاري".
- Epitaph label "エピタフ".
- Epitaph label "墓誌銘".
- Epitaph sameAs Epitaf.
- Epitaph sameAs Epitaph.
- Epitaph sameAs Epitafio.
- Epitaph sameAs Épitaphe.
- Epitaph sameAs Epitaffio.
- Epitaph sameAs エピタフ.
- Epitaph sameAs Grafschrift.
- Epitaph sameAs Epitafium.
- Epitaph sameAs Epitáfio.
- Epitaph sameAs m.02q_s.
- Epitaph sameAs Q1772.
- Epitaph sameAs Q1772.
- Epitaph wasDerivedFrom Epitaph?oldid=604182022.
- Epitaph depiction The_day_will_come.jpg.
- Epitaph isPrimaryTopicOf Epitaph.
