The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John

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Main Author: Hadjittofi, Fotini
Publication Date: 2020
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: The published article can be viewed here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/poet-and-the-evangelist-in-nonnus-paraphrase-of-the-gospel-according-to-john/CC5AC20755E63E6D55571A36D4AAA879/share/6072b171966615b29e7385e890edbf811e1f7b2d
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spelling The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to JohnNonnus of PanopolisChristian poetryBiblical EpicLate AntiquityThe published article can be viewed here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/poet-and-the-evangelist-in-nonnus-paraphrase-of-the-gospel-according-to-john/CC5AC20755E63E6D55571A36D4AAA879/share/6072b171966615b29e7385e890edbf811e1f7b2dChristian poetry, and Biblical epic in particular, is intensely self-conscious. Both Greek and Latin Christian poets begin or end their compositions, paraphrases and centos with poetological reflections on the value and objectives of their works. The fifth-century Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John is an anomaly in this tradition. While Nonnus’ mythological epic, the Dionysiaca, is heavily self-conscious in that it includes a strong authorial voice as well as an extensive prooemium and an interlude, the Christian Paraphrase has no prooemium, epilogue or interlude, and its narrator never identifies himself. This article examines two passages in the Paraphrase where subtle, implicit poetological reflections may be detected, and then explores the reasons why Nonnus may have chosen to deny the Paraphrase a clear (meta)literary identity. It argues that Nonnus’ poem presents itself as the Gospel of John, and that its narrator ‘becomes’ John the Evangelist in a spiritual exercise which is indebted to Origen’s views on that Gospel.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaHadjittofi, Fotini2021-01-07T18:27:46Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/45701eng10.1017/S1750270520000056info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-03-17T14:26:46Zoai:repositorio.ulisboa.pt:10451/45701Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T03:12:21.749031Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
title The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
spellingShingle The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
Hadjittofi, Fotini
Nonnus of Panopolis
Christian poetry
Biblical Epic
Late Antiquity
title_short The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
title_full The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
title_fullStr The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
title_full_unstemmed The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
title_sort The Poet and the Evangelist in Nonnus’ Paraphrase of the Gospel according to John
author Hadjittofi, Fotini
author_facet Hadjittofi, Fotini
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Hadjittofi, Fotini
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nonnus of Panopolis
Christian poetry
Biblical Epic
Late Antiquity
topic Nonnus of Panopolis
Christian poetry
Biblical Epic
Late Antiquity
description The published article can be viewed here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/poet-and-the-evangelist-in-nonnus-paraphrase-of-the-gospel-according-to-john/CC5AC20755E63E6D55571A36D4AAA879/share/6072b171966615b29e7385e890edbf811e1f7b2d
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