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.
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Críticas:
'With ... Hunter's Argonautica IV, Anglophone scholars of Alexandrian literature have been superbly served at the highest level of scholarship ...' Colin Leach, Classics for All
Reseña del editor:
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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- VerlagCambridge University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum2015
- ISBN 10 1107636752
- ISBN 13 9781107636750
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten352