The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity (Classical Literature and Society) Book Information:

nd still prevalent accounts of late antique literature draw a clear distinction between `pagan' and `Christian' forms of poetry: whereas Christian poetry is taken seriously in terms its contribution to culture and society at large, so-called pagan or secular poetry is largely ignored, as though it has no meaningful part to play within the late antique world. The Myth of Paganism sets out to deconstruct this view of two contrasting poetic traditions and proposes in its place a new integrated model for the understanding of late antique poetry. As the book argues, the poet of Christ and the poet of the Muses were drawn together into an active, often provocative, dialogue about the relationship between Christianity and the Classical tradition and, ultimately, about the meaning of late antiquity itself. An analysis of the poetry of Nonnus of Panopolis, author of both a `pagan' epic about Dionysus and a Christian translation of St John's Gospel, helps to illustrate this complex dialectic between pagan and Christian voices.

• Book Type/Genre :

Higher Education Textbooks

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

Page count varies on each edition/reprint

• ISBN - 10 :

• The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity (Classical Literature and Society) Published On :

2011

• Resource:

Textbooks & Study Guides, Higher Education Textbooks Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

Disclaimer:

• The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity (Classical Literature and Society) Book is not for reading online or for free download in PDF or eBook format.
• Table of Contents, Index, Syllabus, summary and image of The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity (Classical Literature and Society) book may be of a different edition or of the same title.
• The Price of this product may change due to the reprinting of the book or by the publisher. For imported books, the price may change frequently due to exchange rates.
• The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity (Classical Literature and Society) by Robert Shorrock; David Taylor Book reviews and ratings are trustworthy and the product description given above is true to the best. The product description posted here by sellers would be updated based on the Customer's feedback, if the details are not accurate.
• The customers who have bought this product can write your best reviews and suggest the product if the item's price is low which would be helpful for the buyers interested to purchase. Read Best & Top Books related to this item
• The above Bibliographic information is specific to this book which is being listed for sale. Any Colophons printed at the end of the book is owned by book author and publisher
• Special offers, deals & discounts on this product are subject to the terms and conditions owned by the website