Nonnus Panopolitanus
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Recent papers in Nonnus Panopolitanus
Courtney J. P. Friesen explores shifting boundaries of ancient religions by way of the reception of a popular tragedy, Euripides’ Bacchae . As a play staging political crises provoked by the arrival of the “foreign” god Dionysus and his... more
Tesi di laurea sulle influenze cristiane riscontrabili nel poema epico-mitologico di Nonno di Panopoli.
Degree thesis on the Christian influences found in the epic-mythological poem by Nonnus of Panopolis.
Degree thesis on the Christian influences found in the epic-mythological poem by Nonnus of Panopolis.
There are two interconnected feminine homoerotic threads in the Dionysiaca, the references to the myth of Callisto, scattered throughout the poem, and the episode of Aura in book 48, which I read against the narratives of heteroerotic... more
The shape shifting of Dionysus: When metamorphoses from myths appear in Greek and Roman art, it is for the most part only the central moment that is indicated, and the physical change in shape is left to the imagination of the viewer.... more
This study attempts the comparative examination and interpretation of specific lexical types that are used with different giving of meaning in both works which are attributed to Nonnus from Panopolis. The use of specific definitions that... more
This paper focuses on the analysis of the Lycophronean references in two passages from the section of the Dionysiaca narrating Dionysus’ youth, i.e. IX 200-205 and XI 171-174. Nonnus draws from Lycophron a word (in the first case) and an... more
RESUMEN En este artículo analizamos la figura de Eros, algunos aspectos de erotismo griego y las histo-rias de amor en el poema épico Las Dionisiacas, de Nono de Panópolis. PALABRAS CLAVE: Eros. Erotismo griego. Historias de amor. Nono de... more
A general overview of Nonnus of Panopolis´ Paraphrasis of the Gospel of John is noteworthy, such as this book is meant to do.