Dionysius: The Epic Fragments: Volume 56

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-316-83631-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 56, 0 Seiten

Reihe: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries

This is the most comprehensive edition to date of the fragments of the Greek epic poet Dionysius, who probably flourished in the first century CE. 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. Dionysius 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. This edition expands our number of fragments of the Bassarica and close reinspection of the papyri has resulted in a substantially improved and more reliable text. The book also includes an extensive introduction contextualizing Dionysius' poetry, a facing English translation, and a detailed commentary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Benaissa, Amin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Introduction; 1. Dionysius' date; 2. Ancient fortunes; 3. Modern (mis)fortunes; 4. Dionysius' Bassarica and Stephanus of Byzantium; 5. Dionysius' Bassarica and Nonnus' Dionysiaca; 6. Dionysus in India; 7. Language and epic style; 8. Metrical profile; 9. Manuscripts; Remarks on editorial conventions and the presentation of the fragments; Sigla; The fragments of the Bassarica: text, critical apparatus, translation; 1. Testimonia; 2. Fragmenta geographica; 3. Fragmenta papyracea; 4. Fragmenta incerti carminis; 5. Fragmenta dubia; Commentary; Appendix: the fragments of the Gigantias; Concordance of fragments; Bibliography: 1. List of abbreviations; 2. Works cited; Indexes: 1. Index of Greek words; 2. Index locorum; 3. Index of subjects.

Über Autor(innen)

Benaissa, Amin
Amin Benaissa is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.