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OverviewTales 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 narrative turns and motifs, and invoking his ancient Muses. But it is also the last ancient epic to follow a Homeric model, composed so late in fact that it stands as close in time to the Renaissance as it does to archaic Greece. Like its titular hero, Dionysus, with his fluidity of forms, names, and divine incarnations, the poem itself is continually shifting shape. Out of its formal epic frame spills a tumult of ancient literary types: tragedy, elegy, didactic, panegyric, pastoral idyll, and the novel are all parts of this gigantic enterprise, each genre coming to the fore one after the other.Tales of Dionysus brings together forty-two translators from a wide range of backgrounds, with different experiences and different potential relationships to the text of Nonnus’ poem. All work in their own styles and with their own individual approaches to the poem, to translation, and to poetic form. This variety turns Tales of Dionysus into a showcase of the multiple possibilities open to classical translation in the contemporary world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Levitan , Stanley LombardoPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.574kg ISBN: 9780472038961ISBN 10: 0472038966 Pages: 816 Publication Date: 30 August 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsEditors’ Preface: William Levitan and Stanley Lombardo Acknowledgments Introduction: Gordon Braden Summary of the Poem The Poem Book 1:Douglass Parker Book 2:Douglass Parker Book 2 (continued):William Levitan Book 3:Joseph Harrington Book 4:Judith Roitman Book 5:Rob Turner Book 6:Brian Walters Book 7:Christian Teresi Book 8:Frederick Ahl Book 9:Anne Shaw Book 10:Michael Shaw Book 11:Darwin Michener-Rutledge Book 12:John L. Gronbeck-Tedesco Book 13:Mike Lala Book 14:Michael B. Lippman Book 15:John L. Gronbeck-Tedesco Book 16:Rachel Hadas Book 17:Catherine Anderson Book 18:Tessa Cavagnero Book 19:Sheila H. Murnaghan Book 20:Andrew W. Barrett Book 21:Zachary Puckett Book 22:Richard Jenkyns Book 23:Anne Carson Book 24:Gordon Braden Book 25:Alex Dressler Book 26:Darwin Michener-Rutledge Book 27:Melina McClure Book 28:Denise Low and Eileen R. Tabios Book 29:Adrienne Atkins Book 30:Alison R. Parker Book 31:David Fredrick and Rachel Murray Book 32:Joseph Harrington Book 33:Adrienne Atkins Book 34:Anna Mayersohn Book 35:Maryrose Larkin Book 36:Rebekah Curry Book 37:Jonathan Mayhew Book 38:Denise Low Book 39:Anthony Corbeill Book 40:Deborah H. Roberts Book 41:Diane Arnson Svarlien Book 42:Charles-Elizabeth Boyles Book 43:Bethany Christiansen Book 44:Tessa Cavagnero Book 45:Anna Mayersohn Book 46:Melina McClure Book 47:Cyrus Console Book 48:Stanley Lombardo On Translating Nonnus Notes on Contributors Suggestions for Further Reading Glossary of Personal NamesReviews""This is an excellent project, one that may bring a long-deserved audience to one of the great poets of the Greek world."" --Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, The Ohio State University -- ""Benjamin Acosta-Hughes"" """This is an excellent project, one that may bring a long-deserved audience to one of the great poets of the Greek world."" --Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, The Ohio State University -- ""Benjamin Acosta-Hughes""" This is an excellent project, one that may bring a long-deserved audience to one of the great poets of the Greek world. --Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, The Ohio State University -- Benjamin Acosta-Hughes Author InformationWilliam Levitan is Professor of Classics Emeritus at Grand Valley State University. Stanley Lombardo is Professor Emeritus of Classics at The University of Kansas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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