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Record Nr.

UNISA996201328203316

Autore

Apollonius, Rhodius

Titolo

Argonautica / / Apollonius Rhodius ; edited and translated by William H. Race

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-674-99630-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : maps

Collana

Loeb Classical Library ; ; 1

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Argonauts (Greek mythology)

Epic poetry, Greek

Jason (Greek mythology)

Medea (Greek mythology)

Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature

Greek poetry

Jason (Greek mythology) in literature

Epic poetry, Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, composed in the third century BCE, is an epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. It greatly influenced Roman authors such as Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid, and was imitated by Valerius Flaccus.