{"product_id":"the-challenge-of-epic-9789004117952","title":"The Challenge of Epic","description":"Nonnus once vied with Homer for popularity; today his \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca\u003c\/i\u003e languishes in obscurity. \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Epic\u003c\/i\u003e offers a literary critical rehabilitation of Nonnus' fifth-century AD poem. It argues that modern neglect stems from a failure to appreciate the central position of allusion in late-antique poetry.\u003cbr\u003eAttention first focuses on intertextual allusion. It is argued that the poet draws on a plethora of allusions to the cycle of Greek mythology in order to imbue his specific narrative with a universal significance. Focus then shifts to metapoetic allusion: the way in which Nonnus alludes self-consciously to the process of writing, and develops parallels between himself and his subject, Dionysus.\u003cbr\u003eThrough an appreciation of Nonnus' alllusive strategies, the modern reader can again engage with the mind-bending challenge of the \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Robert Shorrock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48270193950971,"sku":"9789004117952","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_cdffa3e7-739b-4315-95ca-a3eb495d9af7.jpg?v=1770965237","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-challenge-of-epic-9789004117952","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}