Epigraph (literature)

The epigraph ( Gr. Ἐπιγραφή epigraphe "inscription", "inscription") is an outdated name for an ancient inscription . The historical auxiliary science that deals with such inscriptions is called epigraphy .

In a figurative sense, epigraph is used for a quote or any other sentence that precedes a literary work or its sections as an introduction to the following topic or a play around the topic.

See also:

• Motto (literature)
• epigram
• Pseudepigraph

literature

• Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-520-84601-3 , p. 220.

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