Nonnus' paraphrase between poetry, rhetoric and theology: rewriting the fourth gospel in the fifth century

"This book investigates the various paraphrastic techniques employed by Nonnus of Panopolis (5th century CE) for his poetic version of the Gospel of John. The authors look at Nonnus' Paraphrase, the only extant poetic Greek paraphrase of the New Testament, in the light of ancient rhetorica...

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Autores principales: Ypsēlantē, Maria (Autor) ; Franco, Laura (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Doroszewski, Filip 1980- (Contribuidor) ; Greco, Claudia
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
En: Mnemosyne <Leiden> / Supplementum (volume 436. Late antique literature)
Año: 2021
Colección / Revista:Mnemosyne <Leiden> / Supplementum volume 436. Late antique literature
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Nonnus, Panopolitanus ca. 5. Jh. / Nonnus, Panopolitanus, Paraphrasis sancti evangelii Joannei / Antigüedad tardía / Retórica / Historia 401-500
Clasificaciones IxTheo:HC Nuevo Testamento
Otras palabras clave:B Nonnus of Panopolis Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel
B Bible. John Paraphrases History and criticism
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Sumario:"This book investigates the various paraphrastic techniques employed by Nonnus of Panopolis (5th century CE) for his poetic version of the Gospel of John. The authors look at Nonnus' Paraphrase, the only extant poetic Greek paraphrase of the New Testament, in the light of ancient rhetorical theory while also exploring its multi-faceted relationship with poetic tradition and the theological debates of its era. The study shows how interpretation, cardinal both in ancient literary criticism and in theology, is exploited in a poem that is exegetical both from a philological and a Christian point of view and adheres, at the same time, to the literary principles of Hellenistic times and late antiquity"--
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:VIII, 317 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-90-04-37341-9