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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter
cop. 2014
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| Series: | Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ;
24 |
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005628019708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Actas de congreso |
| Physical Description: | xx, 564 p. : il. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 505-538) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9783110339376 |
