03182nam 2200697 a 450 99620350020331620230725031032.01-283-11625-197866131162530-19-987571-5(CKB)2670000000083704(EBL)716796(OCoLC)729871058(SSID)ssj0000508824(PQKBManifestationID)11343554(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000508824(PQKBWorkID)10562443(PQKB)10720375(StDuBDS)EDZ0000038688(MiAaPQ)EBC716796(MiAaPQ)EBC7034968(Au-PeEL)EBL7034968(EXLCZ)99267000000008370420100818d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrApollonius of Rhodes and the spaces of Hellenism[electronic resource] /William G. ThalmannNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc20111 online resource (283 p.)Classical culture and societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-989675-5 0-19-973157-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Outline of an approach -- "The long pathways of the sea": space and time in the Argonautika -- Greece as center -- Colonial spaces -- Contact: Colchis and the interplay of similarity and difference -- Rivers, shores, margins, and boundaries -- The roundabout homecoming -- Conclusion: Alexandria, poetry, and space -- References.Although Apollonius of Rhodes' extraordinary epic poem on the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece has begun to get the attention it deserves, it still is not well known to many readers and scholars. This book explores the poem's relation to the conditions of its writing in third century BCE Alexandria, where a multicultural environment transformed the Greeks' understanding of themselves and the world. Apollonius uses the resources of the imagination - the myth of the Argonauts' voyage and their encounters with other peoples - to probe the expanded possibilities and the anxieties opened up wClassical culture and society.Greek poetry, HellenisticHistory and criticismEpic poetry, GreekHistory and criticismArgonauts (Greek mythology) in literatureHellenism in literatureSpace and time in literatureSpace in literatureGreek poetry, HellenisticHistory and criticism.Epic poetry, GreekHistory and criticism.Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.Hellenism in literature.Space and time in literature.Space in literature.883/.01Thalmann William G.1947-154005MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996203500203316Apollonius of Rhodes and the spaces of Hellenism244495UNISA