Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica Abbreviated Voyages in Silver Latin Epic

Name: Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica Abbreviated Voyages in Silver Latin Epic
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ISBN: 9780198150985

ISBN-10: 0198150989

ISBN-13: 9780198150985

Edition: 1998

Authors: Debra Hershkowitz

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Valerius Flaccus' unfinished and unjustly neglected epic, recounting the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece and the early stages of the love affair of Jason and Medea, has been relegated to the outer fringes of classical scholarship for many years. No full-length study devoted to the Argonautica has been published in English for over 100 years. This book seeks to redress the balance. The author aims to provide readers who have not yet encountered Valerius Flaccus' work with a general introduction to this multi-faceted epic poem. At the same time Hershkowitz offers those already familiar with the Argonautica an in-depth re-evaluation of the work, contextualizing it within both an…

Book details

List price: $290.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/18/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 314
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Incompleteness: me talia uelle?


Belatedness: Silver Linings


Recuperations: Better, Stronger, Faster


Digressions: The Road not Taken


Dissimulation: Unlearned in the World's False Subtleties