Nonnus of Panopolis in Context
Poetry and Cultural Milieu in Late Antiquity with a Section on Nonnus and the Modern World
Specificaties
Gebonden, 584 blz.
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EN
De Gruyter |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9783110339376
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Onderdeel van serie
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes
Levertijd ongeveer 15 werkdagen
Samenvatting
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. This book includes 24 essays by an international team of experts place the poet in his time's educational, philosophical, religious and cultural context.