Tales of Dionysus: The Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis

by Stanley Lombardo and William Levitan

Book Overview

Tales of Dionysus is the first English verse translation of one of the most extraordinary poems of the Greek literary tradition, the Dionysiaca of Nonnus of Panopolis. By any standard, the Dionysiaca is a formidable work. It is by far the longest poem surviving from the classical world, a massive mythological epic stretching to over 20,000 lines, written in the tradition of Homer, using Homer's verse, Homer's language, his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472038966
• ISBN13: 9780472038961
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"