LEADER 02755nam 2200517 450 001 996237747003316 005 20201126125034.0 010 $a90-04-35110-8 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004351103 035 $a(CKB)3710000001444484 035 $a(OCoLC)45756803$z(OCoLC)59542016$z(OCoLC)78812099 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004351103 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6282538 035 $a(PPN)228539889 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001444484 100 $a20201126d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe challenge of epic $eallusive engagement in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus /$fRobert Shorrock 210 1$aLeiden, The Netherlands ;$aBoston ;$aKo?ln :$cBrill,$d[2001] 210 4$dİ2001 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 245 pages) 225 1 $aMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;$v210 311 $a90-04-11795-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [215]-227) and indexes. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CHALLENGE OF EPIC -- THE CYCLE OF DIONYSUS -- THE POET OF DIONYSUS -- THE DIONYSIAC EXPERIENCE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX LOCORUM -- GENERAL INDEX -- SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE. 330 $aNonnus once vied with Homer for popularity; today his Dionysiaca languishes in obscurity. The Challenge of Epic offers a literary critical rehabilitation of Nonnus' fifth-century AD poem. It argues that modern neglect stems from a failure to appreciate the central position of allusion in late-antique poetry. Attention first focuses on intertextual allusion. It is argued that the poet draws on a plethora of allusions to the cycle of Greek mythology in order to imbue his specific narrative with a universal significance. Focus then shifts to metapoetic allusion: the way in which Nonnus alludes self-consciously to the process of writing, and develops parallels between himself and his subject, Dionysus. Through an appreciation of Nonnus' alllusive strategies, the modern reader can again engage with the mind-bending challenge of the Dionysiaca . 410 0$aMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava.$pSupplementum ;$v210. 606 $aEpic poetry, Greek$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAllusions in literature 606 $aIntertextuality 615 0$aEpic poetry, Greek$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAllusions in literature. 615 0$aIntertextuality. 676 $a883.01 700 $aShorrock$b Robert$0476401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996237747003316 996 $aThe challenge of epic$92843033 997 $aUNISA