The Myth of Paganism: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity

by Robert Shorrock

This challenging series considers Greek and Roman literature primarily in relation to genre and theme. It also aims to place writer and original addressee in their social context. The series will appeal to both scholar and student, and to anyone interested in our classical inheritance. With the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of the Roman world in the fourth century AD, the role of the poet underwent a radical transformation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715636685
• ISBN13: 9780715636688
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"