Nonnus of panopolis in context: poetry and cultural milieu in late antiquity with a section on nonnus and the modern world
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110339376
Date de publication :
14 avr. 2014
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
1011 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
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.