Apollonius' Argonautica : a Callimachean epic /

Apollonius' Argonautica : a Callimachean epic /

The Argonautica was said to have been the source of a quarrel between Apollonius, who wrote what looks like an epic poem, and Callimachus, who denounced the writing of epic poetry. Although the quarrel did not take place in the real world, its issue controls the poem. The heroes are determined to ta...

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Main Author: DeForest, Mary Margolies.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1994.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 142.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

Subjects:

Apollonius, > Rhodius. > Argonautica.
Callimachus > Influence.
Callimachus.
Argonautica (Apollonius, Rhodius)
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: PA3872.Z4 D44 1994

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • The Birdcage /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Apollonius, Homer, and Callimachus /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Beginning With Apollo /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Heracles and Jason /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • The Three Worlds /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Literary Terms /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Medea Bewitched /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • The Awakening /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • The Golden Fleece /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Select Bibliography /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Index /
  • Mary Margolies Deforest
  • Supplements to Mnemosyne.