{"product_id":"dionysiaca-tim-whitmarsh-9780520281301","title":"Dionysiaca: Volume 1","description":"Nonnus of Panopolis's \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest and most ambitious epic poem to survive from Greco-Roman antiquity. Written by an Egyptian Christian in the fifth century CE, this stunning mythological adventure explores the birth, upbringing, exploits, and ultimate apotheosis of the god Dionysus, including his establishment of mystery cults, discovery of the vine, conquest of India, and troubling relationships with mortal women. Its 48 books offer a portrait, viewed through a Dionysiac lens, of pagan polytheism in its entirety, a multifaceted mythical system that, despite the Christianization of the Roman Empire, retained its grip on the imagination in Nonnus's day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new translation renders Nonnus's extraordinary poetic achievement into elegant but accessible English. It includes a substantial introduction and an extensive glossary of names and places. The last great pagan epic of classical antiquity, the \u003ci\u003eDionysiaca \u003c\/i\u003econtains unparalleled insights into late antique attitudes to religion, the Greek literary tradition, sexuality, race, and the body. It tells the richest story possible of the transition between the pagan epic tradition and late antique Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Whitmarsh,Nonnus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520281306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520281301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Tim Whitmarsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965503848703,"sku":"9780520281301","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_603c07fb-de4f-4427-b953-65262314fce2.jpg?v=1767281012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dionysiaca-tim-whitmarsh-9780520281301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}