Nonnus of Panopolis in context II : poetry, religion, and society : proceedings of the International Conference on Nonnus of Panopolis, 26th-29th September 2013, University of Vienna, Austria

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Nonnus of Panopolis in context II : poetry, religion, and society : proceedings of the International Conference on Nonnus of Panopolis, 26th-29th September 2013, University of Vienna, Austria

Title remainder

poetry, religion, and society : proceedings of the International Conference on Nonnus of Panopolis, 26th-29th September 2013, University of Vienna, Austria

Statement of responsibility

edited by Herbert Bannert, Nicole Kröll

Contributor

• Bannert, Herbert
• Kröll, Nicole

Editor

• Bannert, Herbert
• Kröll, Nicole

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Nonnus, of Panopolis
• Nonnus, of Panopolis -- Criticism and interpretation -- Congresses
• Conference papers and proceedings

Genre

• Congresses
• Conference papers and proceedings
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

• eng
• ger
• grc
• grc
• eng

Summary

Nonnus of Panopolis in Upper-Egypt is the author of the 48 books of the last large scale mythological epic in antiquity, the 'Dionysiaca'. The same author also wrote an epic poem on the life and times of Jesus Christ according to St John's Gospel. Nonnus has an outstanding position in ancient literature being at the same time a pagan and a Christian author, living in a time when Christianity was common in the Roman empire, while pagan culture and traditional world views were still maintained. The volume is designed to cover literary, cultural and religious aspects of Nonnus' poetry as well as to highlight the social and educational background of both the 'Dionysiaca' and the 'Paraphrasis of the Gospel of St. John'

Member of

• Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava, Supplementum, 408
• Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava, Supplementum | Late antique literature

Cataloging source

ICU/DLC

Dewey number

883/.01

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Language note

In English; with texts in German and ancient Greek texts with English translation

LC call number

PA4252

LC item number

.N666 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Mnemosyne. Supplements. Late antique literature

Series volume

volume 408