{"product_id":"9780674993938","title":"Dionysiaca, Volume III : Books 36-48 by Nonnos","description":"Epic revels.   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 forty-eight 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 that 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294357172597,"sku":"9780674993938","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674993938.jpg?v=1762763154","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780674993938","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}