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Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book III
Apollonius Of Rhodes
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Paperback. This work provides an introduction to the "Argonautica" and its poet, an up-to-date text of Book III and a full commentary which covers problems of language and translation as well as dealing with the poetic meaning of the work and Apollonius' creative use of the Homeric heritage. Editor(s): Hunter, R. L. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 119 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
The Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, composed in the third century BC and the only extant Greek epic between Homer and the later Roman empire, tells of Jason's successful expedition with the Argonauts to recover the Golden Fleece from Colchis on the Black Sea. Book III relates the story of Jason and Medea, a young Colchian princess who falls in love with Jason and helps him by magic to survive the ordeals imposed by her father. The description of Medea's emotional suffering exercised a profound influence on subsequent writers and especially on Virgil in his account of Dido and Aeneas. ... Read more
The Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes, composed in the third century BC and the only extant Greek epic between Homer and the later Roman empire, tells of Jason's successful expedition with the Argonauts to recover the Golden Fleece from Colchis on the Black Sea. Book III relates the story of Jason and Medea, a young Colchian princess who falls in love with Jason and helps him by magic to survive the ordeals imposed by her father. The description of Medea's emotional suffering exercised a profound influence on subsequent writers and especially on Virgil in his account of Dido and Aeneas. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521312363
SKU
V9780521312363
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