Nonnus of panopolis in context: poetry and cultural milieu in Late Antiquity with a section on Nonnus and the modern world
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Spanudakēs, Kōnstantinos (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin De Gruyter [2014]
Series:Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes Volume 24
Subjects:
Online Access:DE-20
DE-19
DE-824
DE-706
Volltext
Item Description:Nonnus, a 5th-century poet from Panopolis (Egypt), composed the Dionysiaca, a mythological epic in 48 books, as well as a paraphrase of the Gospel of St John. He has long been a neglected and misrepresented figure. These 24 essays by an international team of experts place the poet in his time's educational, philosophical, religious and cultural context. The book inaugurates a new era of research for Nonnus and Late Antique poetics on the whole
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 564 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110339420
9783110339437
DOI:10.1515/9783110339420

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text