Dionysiaca by Nonnos

Dionysiaca

Nonnos of Panopolis in Egypt, who lived in the fifth century of our era, composed the last...
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Author: Nonnos
Format: Hardcover
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Dionysiaca by Nonnos

Dionysiaca

$109.48

Dionysiaca

$109.48
Author: Nonnos
Format: Hardcover
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Nonnos of Panopolis in Egypt, who lived in the fifth century of our era, composed the last great epic poem of antiquity. The Dionysiaca, in 48 books, has for its chief theme the expedition of Dionysus against the Indians; but the poet contrives to include all the adventures of the god (as well as much other mythological lore) in a narrative which begins with chaos in heaven and ends with the apotheosis of Ariadne's crown. The wild ecstasy inspired by the god is certainly reflected in the poet's style, which is baroque, extravagant, and unrestrained. It seems that Nonnos was in later years converted to Christianity, for in marked contrast to the Dionysiaca, a poem dealing unreservedly with classical myths and redolent of a pagan outlook, there is extant and ascribed to him a hexameter paraphrase of the Gospel of John.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Dionysiaca is in three volumes.

Author: Nonnos
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 01/01/1940
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.64w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780674993792
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

About the Author
Rouse, W. H. D.: - William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950) was Headmaster of the Perse School and a founding editor of the Loeb Classical Library.

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