Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book IV
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
ISBN-10
1107636752
ISBN-13
9781107636750
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 10th, 2015
Print length
348 Pages
Weight
446 grams
Dimensions
21.80 x 13.80 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: classical, early & medievalLiterary studies: poetry & poets
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The first modern commentary in English on Apollonius' narrative of the Argonauts' return with the Golden Fleece. Completely accessible to advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying Greek poetry. Problems of syntax and language are fully explained, and there is a sophisticated discussion of the poem as literature.
Apollonius'' epic, the Argonautica, is not just a masterpiece of Hellenistic poetry drawing on the entire tradition of previous Greek literature, but was enormously influential on Latin epic, especially Virgil''s Aeneid. Book IV tells the story of the Argonauts'' return to Greece with the Golden Fleece, their nightmarish trips through the uncharted rivers of central Europe and the desert wastes of North Africa, the terrible killing of Medea''s brother, and the anguish of the young girl which foreshadows her bloody future. This is the first modern commentary in English. Problems of syntax and language are fully explained, and there is a sophisticated discussion of the poem as literature. It will be useful for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying Greek poetry, as well as of interest to scholars.
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