The elements of comedy and parody in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus.
The elements of comedy and parody in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus.
Author(s): Anna Maria LasekSubject(s): Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Nonnus; Dionysiaka; parody; Ares; Aphrodite.Scholars
Summary/Abstract: In this article the author presents the elements of comedy and parody in the Dionysiaca of Nonnus. Theanalysis of the passages excerpted from the Dionysiaka shows that the composition of Nonnus’ poem is basedon the principle of generic variety.
Journal: Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
- Issue Year: XXVII/2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 59-71
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English