The myth of paganism :

Shorrock, Robert.

The myth of paganism : Nonnus, Dionysus and the world of late antiquity / Robert Shorrock. - London : Bristol Classical Press, 2011. - ix, 181 p. ; 24 cm. - Classical literature and society . - Classical literature and society. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-174) and index.

Introduction : the myth of paganism -- Inspiration and authority : the voice of the poet in late antiquity -- Christ and Dionysus : Nonnus' Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel -- Dionysus and Christ : Nonnus' Dionysiaca -- The poetics of late antiquity.

9780715636688 (pbk.) 0715636685 (pbk.)

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Nonnus, of Panopolis. Dionysiaca.


Paganism in literature.

PA4252 / .S56 2011

883.01