Home›Short Lyric and Epigrammatic Forms›Place of OriginBrowse ByPlace of OriginPlace of origin names where a literary form was first developed. Wikipedia notes the sonnet was "originating in 13th-century Sicily," centuries before it reached England through poets such as Wyatt and Shakespeare. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own lasting literary forms.FactsPlace of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested300 BCE 1Place of OriginFilter Results4 entriesArea (sq km)All132,049 (1)347,681 (1)3,287,263 (1)9,866,632 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1832 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)PopulationAll9,267,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 4GreecePlace of Origin1 entryIndiaPlace of Origin2 entriesPhilippinesPlace of Origin1 entryUnited StatesPlace of Origin1 entrySources1. Epigram (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationEpigram, Ancient Greek section, Hellenistic-period genre sentenceQuote, Epigram, Ancient Greek section, Hellenistic-period genre sentenceEpigram became a literary genre in the Hellenistic period, probably developing out of scholarly collections of inscriptional epigrams.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.