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Dionysiaca
- Title
- Dionysiaca / Nonnos ; with an English translation by W.H.D. Rouse ; mythological introduction and notes by H.J. Rose and notes on text criticism by L.R. Lind.
- Author
- Nonnus, of Panopolis
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1940-1984.
- United States of America : The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group, [date of manufacture not identified]
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- Description
- 3 volumes; 17 cm
- Summary
- 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 completely redolent of a pagan outlook, there is extant and ascribed to him a hexameter paraphrase of St. John's Gospel.
- Series Statement
- Loeb classical library ; 344, 354, 356
- Uniform Title
- Dionysiaca. English & Greek
- Loeb classical library ; 344, 354, 356.
- Alternative Title
- Dionysiaca.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Translations.
- Note
- Volume 1 first published 1940, revised 1984.
- [Volume] I. Books 1-15 -- [volume] II. Books 16-35 -- [volume] III. Books 36-48.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxvii) and index.
- Language (note)
- Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; introduction and critical text in English.
- Call Number
- PA3611
- ISBN
- 9780674993792
- 0674993799
- 9780674993914
- 0674993918
- 9780674993938
- 0674993934
- OCLC
- 957518883
- Author
- Nonnus, of Panopolis, author.
- Title
- Dionysiaca / Nonnos ; with an English translation by W.H.D. Rouse ; mythological introduction and notes by H.J. Rose and notes on text criticism by L.R. Lind.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1940-1984.
- Manufacturer
- United States of America : The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group, [date of manufacture not identified]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Loeb classical library ; 344, 354, 356Loeb classical library ; 344, 354, 356.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages xxvii) and index.
- Language
- Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; introduction and critical text in English.
- Added Author
- Rouse, W. H. D. (William Henry Denham), 1863-1950, translator.Rose, H. J. (Herbert Jennings), 1883-1961, writer of supplementary textual content.Lind, L. R. (Levi Robert), 1906-2008, writer of supplementary textual content.
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR PA3611 .N66