Politics of Apollonius Rhodius'' Argonautica

Informationen zum Autor Anatole Mori is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Klappentext The first sustained study of the Argonautica which emphasises its political, religious and ethical dimensions. Zusammenfassung Apollonius Rhodius' epic poem! the Argonautica! is one of the most important and influential literary productions of the Hellenistic period. This book represents the first sustained study of Apollonius' epic in the light of recent approaches which emphasise the religious! ethical and political dimension of Hellenistic literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The politics of Alexandrian poetry; 3. Strife and restraint among the Argonauts; 4. Sexual politics in Lemnos, Colchis, and Drepane; 5. Piety, mediation, and the favor of the gods; 6. The bones of Apsyrtus; 7. Quid denique restat: Apollonius and Virgil.

Product details

• Authors: Anatole Mori, Anatole (University of Missouri Mori, Mori Anatole
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2008
• EAN: 9780521882255
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88225-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets