Nonnus of Panopolis in Context III : Old Questions and New Perspectives

Nonnus of Panopolis in Context III, edited by Filip Doroszewski and Katarzyna Jażdżewska, explores both old and new questions about the poet and his works ‒ the grand mythological epic Dionysiaca and the hexameter Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel. ‎Contents 7 ‎Preface 11 ‎Figures 15 ‎Abbreviations 16 ‎Notes on Contributors 18 ‎Introduction. Solved and Still Unsolved Issues about Nonnus and His Works (D’Ippolito) 27 ‎Part 1. Nonnus and the Literary Tradition 69 ‎Chapter 1. “Breaking the Fourth Wall”: On Literariness and Metalepsis in Nonnus’ Dionysiaca (Verhelst) 71 ‎Chapter 2. Junctures of Epic and Encomium in the Dionysiaca: The Episode of Staphylos (Miguélez-Cavero) 93 ‎Chapter 3. Aura’s Metamorphosis in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus: A Tale of Classical and Christian Resonances (Lefteratou) 113 ‎Chapter 4. I Alone Had an Untimely Love: The Ephebic ‘Epyllia’ of Dionysiaka 10–11 (Acosta-Hughes) 134 ‎Chapter 5. Nonnus’ Dionysiaca and the Latin Tradition: The Episode of Ampelus (Carvounis and Papaioannou) 145 ‎Chapter 6. Nonnus and Coptic Literature: Further Explorations (Agosti) 165 ‎Part 2. Literary Structure and Motifs in the Dionysiaca 185 ‎Chapter 7. Visualizing Actaeon: The Motif of Recognition in Nonnus’ Treatment of the Metamorphosis (Schoess) 187 ‎Chapter 8. Structure and Meaning through Analogy: Remarks on the Use of Spatial Form in the Dionysiaca (Geisz) 204 ‎Chapter 9. Some Aspects of Nonnus’ Poetics: Antitypical Poetry in the Dionysiaca (Egetashvili) 218 ‎Chapter 10. Ἁρμονίη κόσμου and ἁρμονίη ἀνδρῶν: On the Different Concepts of Harmony in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus (Otlewska-Jung) 232 ‎Chapter 11. The Awakening of Ariadne in Nonnus: A Deliberate Metaphor (Hernández de la Fuente) 252 ‎Chapter 12. Female Characterization and Gender Reversal in Nonnus and Colluthus (Cadau) 274 ‎Chapter 13. Nonnus’ Europa and Cadmus: Re-configuring Masculinity in the Dionysiaca (Hadjittofi) 289 ‎Part 3. Exegesis through Paraphrase 309 ‎Chapter 14. Ἀληθείῃ καὶ πνεύματι (Par. 4.114): Some Doctrinal Issues in Nonnus’ Paraphrase and Their Theological Implications (Franchi) 311 ‎Chapter 15. Nonnus and the Book (Lightfoot) 343 ‎Chapter 16. Shepherding the Past: Nonnus’ Parable of the Good Shepherd between Pagan Models and Christian Exegesis (Di Nino and Ypsilanti) 358 ‎Chapter 17. Amplification in Juvencus’ Evangeliorum Libri iv and in Nonnus’ Μεταβολὴ τοῦ κατὰ Ιωάννην ἁγίου εὐαγγελίου (Paschalis) 381 ‎Chapter 18. Presentation of Biblical Figures in Poetic Paraphrase: John the Baptist and Pontius Pilate in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of St. John’s Gospel (Franco and Ypsilanti) 395 ‎Part 4. Nonnus and Late Antique Culture 407 ‎Chapter 19. Sacrificing a Serpent: Nonnus’ Dionysiaca 2.671–679 and the Orphic Lithica 736–744 (Osek) 409 ‎Chapter 20. The Mystic Reception of Theocritus in Late Antiquity (Spanoudakis) 425 ‎Chapter 21. Sites and Cities in Late Antique Literature: Athens, Berytus, and Cultural Self-Identification in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis (Kröll) 445 ‎Part 5. Reception of Nonnus 455 ‎Chapter 22. An Unknown “Nonnian” Poet: John of Memphis (Magnelli) 457 ‎Chapter 23. Nonnus, Christodorus, and the Epigrams of George of Pisidia (Whitby) 475 ‎Chapter 24. Photius, the Suda, and Eustathius: Eloquent Silences and Omissions in the Reception of Nonnus’ Work in Byzantine Literature (Accorinti) 493 ‎Chapter 25. Boom Years of Nonnian Studies: On the Reception of Nonnus in Germany (1880–1976) (Sieber) 513 ‎Index of Passages 533 ‎General Index 542 Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Preface -- ‎Figures -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎Notes on Contributors -- ‎Introduction. Solved and Still Unsolved Issues about Nonnus and His Works (D'Ippolito) -- ‎Part 1. Nonnus and the Literary Tradition -- ‎Chapter 1. "Breaking the Fourth Wall": On Literariness and Metalepsis in Nonnus' Dionysiaca (Verhelst) -- ‎Chapter 2. Junctures of Epic and Encomium in the Dionysiaca: The Episode of Staphylos (Miguélez-Cavero) -- ‎Chapter 3. Aura's Metamorphosis in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus: A Tale of Classical and Christian Resonances (Lefteratou) -- ‎Chapter 4. I Alone Had an Untimely Love: The Ephebic 'Epyllia' of Dionysiaka 10-11 (Acosta-Hughes) -- ‎Chapter 5. Nonnus' Dionysiaca and the Latin Tradition: The Episode of Ampelus (Carvounis and Papaioannou) -- ‎Chapter 6. Nonnus and Coptic Literature: Further Explorations (Agosti) -- ‎Part 2. Literary Structure and Motifs in the Dionysiaca -- ‎Chapter 7. Visualizing Actaeon: The Motif of Recognition in Nonnus' Treatment of the Metamorphosis (Schoess) -- ‎Chapter 8. Structure and Meaning through Analogy: Remarks on the Use of Spatial Form in the Dionysiaca (Geisz) -- ‎Chapter 9. Some Aspects of Nonnus' Poetics: Antitypical Poetry in the Dionysiaca (Egetashvili) -- ‎Chapter 10. Ἁρμονίη κόσμου and ἁρμονίη ἀνδρῶν: On the Different Concepts of Harmony in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus (Otlewska-Jung) -- ‎Chapter 11. The Awakening of Ariadne in Nonnus: A Deliberate Metaphor (Hernández de la Fuente) -- ‎Chapter 12. Female Characterization and Gender Reversal in Nonnus and Colluthus (Cadau) -- ‎Chapter 13. Nonnus' Europa and Cadmus: Re-configuring Masculinity in the Dionysiaca (Hadjittofi) -- ‎Part 3. Exegesis through Paraphrase -- ‎Chapter 14. Ἀληθείῃ καὶ πνεύματι (Par. 4.114): Some Doctrinal Issues in Nonnus' Paraphrase and Their Theological Implications (Franchi) "Nonnus of Panopolis (5th c. AD), the most important Greek poet of Late Antiquity, is best known for his Dionysiaca, a grand epic that gathers together all myths associated with Dionysus, god of wine and mysteries. The poet also authored the Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel which renders the Fourth Gospel into sophisticated hexameter verse. This volume, edited by Filip Doroszewski and Katarzyna Jażdżewska, brings together twenty-six essays by eminent scholars that discuss Nonnus' cultural and literary background, the literary techniques and motifs used by the poet, as well as the composition of the Dionysiaca and the exegetical principles applied in the Paraphrase. As such, the book will significantly deepen our understanding of literary culture and religion in Late Antiquity"-- Provided by publisher