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The epic fragments /

(Number (ISBN

1107178975

(Number (ISBN

9781107178977

Title Proper

The epic fragments /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Dionysius ; edited with introduction, translation, and commentary by A. Benaissa, Associate Professor in Classical Languages and Literture, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, United Kingdom :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 352 pages ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Series Title

Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ;

Volume Designation

56

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-309) and indexes.

Text of Note

Introduction -- Remarks on editorial conventions and the presentation of the fragments -- Sigla -- The fragments of the Bassarica : text, critical apparatus, translation -- Commentary -- Appendix : The fragments of the Gigantias.

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Text of Note

"The epic poet Dionysius, who probably flourished in the first century CE, is a key transitional figure in the history of Greek poetry, sharing stylistic and thematic tendencies with both the learned Hellenistic tradition and the monumental epic poetry of the later Roman period. His Bassarica is the earliest known poem on the conquest of India by the god Dionysus and was an important model of Nonnus' Dionysiaca. His Gigantias related the battle of the giants against the Olympian gods and legends surrounding it, with particular focus on the figure of Heracles. This is the most comprehensive edition to date of his poetry, expanding the number of fragments available and providing a more reliable text based on a fresh inspection of the papyri. The volume includes a substantial introduction contextualising the poetry, a facing English translation of the text, and a detailed linguistic and literary commentary."--Jacket.

Title

Dionysius : the epic fragments.

International Standard Book Number

9781316831786

Parallel Title

Dionysius :

Other Title Information

the epic fragments

Dionysius-- Criticism and interpretation.

Dionysus

Dionysius, ca. 2. Jh., Bassariká

Dionysius, ca. 2. Jh., Gigantiás

Dionysus

Gigantomachy (Greek mythology), Poetry.

Gigantomachy (Greek mythology)

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Dionysius, (Epic poet)

Benaissa, A.

Dionysius, (Epic poet).

Dionysius, (Epic poet).

Dionysius, (Epic poet).

Dionysius, (Epic poet).

Date of Transaction

20200822150234.0

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