Direct Speech in Nonnus' Dionysiaca : Narrative and Rhetorical Functions of the Characters' Varied and Many-Faceted Words (Mnemosyne) (SUP BLG)

Direct Speech in Nonnus' Dionysiaca is the first extensive study of speech in Nonnus' Dionysiaca (5th century AD). It presents an in-depth analysis of the narrative functions of direct speech and their implications for the presentation of the epic story.