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Author Ypsilanti, Maria, author

Title Nonnus' paraphrase between poetry, rhetoric and theology : rewriting the fourth gospel in the fifth century / by Maria Ypsilanti, Laura Franco ; with the collaboration of Filip Doroszewski, Claudia Greco
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020

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Series Mnemosyne. Supplements ; volume 436. Late antique literature, 2214-5621
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 436.
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Late antique literature.
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter I. Introduction -- A. An Evanescent Figure -- B. Dates and Chronology -- C. The Dionysiaca -- D. The Paraphrase -- E. Nonnus' Influence: A Brief Overview -- F. Nonnus' Paraphrastic Technique: Rhetorical Tradition and Poetic Creativity -- G. Aims of the Present Study -- Chapter II. The Rhetorical Background to the Paraphrase in the Light of Ancient Rhetorical Treatises -- A. Poetry and Rhetoric -- B. Ancient Rhetorical Treatises and Paraphrastic Technique -- B.1. Main Authors
B. Synonymic Amplificatio and Verbal / Adjectival Accumulation -- B.1. Simple Additions of Adjectives / Participles -- B.2. Anaphora -- C. Explanations -- C.1. Various Terms -- C.2. Place-Names of Theological Significance -- D. Imagery with Theological Significance -- D.1. The Raised Serpent, The (Healing) Saviour, Eternity -- D.2. The Imperishable Abode -- D.3. Imperishable (Continued): The Bread of Life, the True and Wise Bread -- D.4. Presentation of Christ in Danger and in Suffering as King
E. "Theatrical" Elements: Impressive Visualisation, Description of Scenery, Effects of Sound -- E.1. Description of John the Baptist and His Baptism -- E.2. Announcement to the Sick Boy's Father of the Child's Cure -- E.3. The Resurrection of Lazarus -- E.4. Scenery and Setting -- E.4.a. Christ's Entry to Jerusalem -- E.4.b. The Garden in Which Jesus Was Arrested -- E.5. Mary of Magdala Meets the Resurrected Christ -- F. Handling of Speech (Direct / Indirect / Dialogue) -- F.1. Turning Direct to Indirect and Indirect to Direct Speech -- F.2. Amplificatio in Direct Speech
Summary "This book investigates the various paraphrastic techniques employed by Nonnus of Panopolis (5th century CE) for his poetic version of the Gospel of John. The authors look at Nonnus' Paraphrase, the only extant poetic Greek paraphrase of the New Testament, in the light of ancient rhetorical theory while also exploring its multi-faceted relationship with poetic tradition and the theological debates of its era. The study shows how interpretation, cardinal both in ancient literary criticism and in theology, is exploited in a poem that is exegetical both from a philological and a Christian point of view and adheres, at the same time, to the literary principles of Hellenistic times and late antiquity"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Work in English with sections of the original Greek with English translation
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Subject Nonnus, of Panopolis. Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel.
SUBJECT Bible. John -- Paraphrases -- History and criticism
Bible. John. fast (OCoLC)fst01696638
Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel (Nonnus, of Panopolis) fast (OCoLC)fst01394551
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Franco, Laura, author
LC no. 2020041293
ISBN 9004439064
9789004439061