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Bezig met laden... Nonnos: Dionysiaca, Volume I, Books 1-15 (Loeb Classical Library No. 344) (editie 1940)door Nonnos, W. H. D. Rouse (Vertaler)
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Nonnos of Panopolis in Egypt, who lived in the fifth century of our era, composed the last great epic poem of antiquity. The Dionysiaca, in 48 books, has for its chief theme the expedition of Dionysus against the Indians; but the poet contrives to include all the adventures of the god (as well as much other mythological lore) in a narrative which begins with chaos in heaven and ends with the apotheosis of Ariadne's crown. The wild ecstasy inspired by the god is certainly reflected in the poet's style, which is baroque, extravagant, and unrestrained. It seems that Nonnos was in later years converted to Christianity, for in marked contrast to the Dionysiaca, a poem dealing unreservedly with classical myths and redolent of a pagan outlook, there is extant and ascribed to him a hexameter paraphrase of the Gospel of John. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Dionysiaca is in three volumes. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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were branded on my mind from the first moment -- and I'm glad I didn't hesitate to acquire this three-volume set -- freshly having finished Ovid's ”Metamorphoses” in the same deliciously dry but equally competent Loeb series. ”Dionysiaca” is wild, confusing, occasionally a bit exhausting but this is only to gain strength for the next odd leap in the storyline that culminates in Dionysos’ war against the Indians. Where Nonnos fails in mythological accuracy (remember, this was written 500 years after Ovid, and all in all 700 years after the veneration of the Greek gods fell into disuse), he gains with his unrestrained imagination and often movie-like drama. -- For more information about this wonderfully obscure work, see http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=3139