04106nam 22005771c 450 991078752980332120200115203623.01-4725-4033-61-4725-1965-510.5040/9781472540331(CKB)2670000000419627(EBL)1394934(OCoLC)858763552(SSID)ssj0001164431(PQKBManifestationID)11753158(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001164431(PQKBWorkID)11182098(PQKB)11781004(MiAaPQ)EBC1394934(OCoLC)1058769650(UtOrBLW)bpp09255245(EXLCZ)99267000000041962720140929d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe myth of paganism Nonnus, Dionysus and the world of late antiquity Robert ShorrockLondon Bloomsbury 2013.1 online resource (186 p.)Classical literature and societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7156-3668-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexEditor's Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The Myth of Paganism -- 2. Inspiration and Authority: The Voice of the Poet in Late Antiquity -- 3. Christ and Dionysus: Nonnus' Paraphrase of St John's Gospel -- 4. Dionysus and Christ: Nonnus' Dionysiaca -- 5. The Poetics of Late Antiquity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index"Traditional and 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."--Bloomsbury PublishingTraditional and 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 voicesClassical literature and society.Paganism in literatureAncient religions & mythologiesPaganism in literature.883.01Shorrock Robert476401UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910787529803321The myth of paganism3788953UNINA