The Argonautica

By:

Apollonius Rhodius

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The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis. Their heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with the dangerous Colchian princess/sorceress Medea were already well known to Hellenistic audiences, which enabled Apollonius to go beyond a simple narrative, giving it a scholarly emphasis suitable to the times. It was the age of the great Library of Alexandria, and his epic incorporates his research in geography, ethnography, comparative religion, and Homeric literature. However, his main contribution to the epic tradition lies in his development of the love between hero and heroine - he seems to have been the first narrative poet to study ""the pathology of love"". The Argonautica had a profound impact on later Latin poets like Virgil, Catullus and Ovid.

Release date NZ

October 29th, 2021

Author

Apollonius Rhodius

Pages

178

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

140x216x10

ISBN-13

9789391560577

Product ID

35685366

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