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- catalog abstract "This is a new translation of the only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity - a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. In telling the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea, Apollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, man's ignorance of the divine, the limits of science. A major critical re-evaluation of the poem - one of Virgil's primary 'sources' for the Aeneid - is now under way among classicists and scholars in the field of comparative literature. This volume offers the first scholarly translation into English for many years, combining readability with accuracy and an attention to detail that will be helpful to readers both with and without Greek. The explanatory notes and accompanying maps provide all necessary background information to enjoy the poem, while a comprehensive introductory essay sites the poem in its cultural and historical context.".
- catalog alternative "Argonautica. English".
- catalog contributor b5570183.
- catalog contributor b5570184.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "In telling the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea, Apollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, man's ignorance of the divine, the limits of science. A major critical re-evaluation of the poem - one of Virgil's primary 'sources' for the Aeneid - is now under way among classicists and scholars in the field of comparative literature. This volume offers the first scholarly translation into English for many years, combining readability with accuracy and an attention to detail that will be helpful to readers both with and without Greek.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxii]-xxxiii) and index.".
- catalog description "The explanatory notes and accompanying maps provide all necessary background information to enjoy the poem, while a comprehensive introductory essay sites the poem in its cultural and historical context.".
- catalog description "This is a new translation of the only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity - a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century BC.".
- catalog extent "xxxiii, 175 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0192835831 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0198147570".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng grc".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "883/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Argonauts (Greek mythology) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Epic poetry, Greek Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "Jason (Greek mythology) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Medea (Greek mythology) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character) Poetry.".
- catalog subject "PA3872 .E5 1993".
- catalog title "Argonautica. English".
- catalog title "Jason and the golden fleece : the Argonautica / Apollonius of Rhodes ; translated, with introduction and explanatory notes by Richard Hunter.".
- catalog type "Poetry. fast".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".