Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica, Book 7 - Edited With Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This new edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation.

List of contents

• Frontmatter


• Abbreviations


• INTRODUCTION


• 1. The Poet


• 2. The Poem


• 2.1. Intended length


• 2.2. Technology and the divine plan


• 2.3. Politics


• 2.4. Language and style


• 3. The Myth before Valerius


• 3.1. Medea as witch


• 3.2. Medea as daughter


• 3.3. Medea and the gods


• 4. Valerius' Medea: Resistance and Submission


• 5. Reception: Three Snapshots


• 5.1. Statius' Achilleid


• 5.2. The later middle ages: Benoît, Guido, Chaucer, and Boccaccio


• 5.3. Corneille's Conquest of the Golden Fleece


• TEXT AND TRANSLATION


• Selective Critical Apparatus


• Differences from the Texts of Ehlers' Teubner (1980) and Liberman's Budé (2002) Editions


• COMMENTARY


• Endmatter


• Bibliography


• 1. Latin Texts: Editions, Commentaries, Translations


• 2. Other Works


• Indexes:


• I. Latin Words


• II.Passages Quoted from Latin and Greek Texts


• III. General Index

About the author

P. J. Davis taught Classics at the University of Tasmania for over thirty years. He currently holds honorary posts at the University of Adelaide and the University of Tasmania.

Summary

Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This new edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation.

Additional text

Davis writes inclusively, adopting an easy-going, expansive style

Product details

• Authors: P. J. Davis, P. J. (Visiting Research Fellow Davis
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.04.2020
• EAN: 9780198767190
• ISBN: 978-0-19-876719-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Oxford Commentaries on Flavian Poetry
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)