Nonnus of Panopolis in context poetry and cultural milieu in Late Antiquity with a section on Nonnus and the modern world
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. The 24 essays by an international team of experts place the poet in his time's e...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter
cop. 2014
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| Colección: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
24 |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b29422486*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. The 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 |
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| Notas: | Actas de congreso |
| Descripción Física: | xx, 564 p. : il. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 505-538) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9783110339376 |
