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The Argonautika : the story of Jason and the quest for the golden fleece.
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ISBN: 0520076877 9780520076877 Year: 1997 Volume: 25 Publisher: Berkeley University of California press

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The 'Argonautika', the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, winning the golden fleece and carrying off Medeia herself. He is a very modern figure, not at all Achillean: almost an anti-hero. Along the way, the story incorporates vivid accounts of early exploration and colonizing ventures. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek. Apollonios Rhodios (c. 305-235 B.C.), the author of the 'Argonautika', was appointed Chief Librarian in the legendary library at Alexandria around 265 B.C. His first draft of this poem, composed when he was a very young man, drew scornful reactions from the literati of the day, Kallimachos in particular, who thought epic passe and long poems vulgar. Apollonios withdrew to the maritime island of Rhodes (his work is notable for its nautical expertise), where he hammered out the text as we know it today, returning to eventual success in the city that had rejected him. The compromise that resulted is a fascinating combination of age-old myth and modern treatment that produces a gripping and unforgettable narrative. Peter Green has translated this renowned poem with skill and wit, offering a refreshing interpretation of a timeless story.

P. Ovidii Nasonis Heroidum epistula XII : Medea Iasoni
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ISBN: 9788800812863 8800812864 Year: 1997 Publisher: Firenze Le Monnier

Argonautica : book III
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ISBN: 9781107636750 9781107063518 0521320313 0521312361 9780521312363 9780521320313 1107063515 1107636752 Year: 1989 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University press

Der XII. Heroidenbrief : Medea an Jason
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ISBN: 9004108009 9004329935 9789004108004 9789004329935 Year: 1997 Volume: 170 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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This volume contains a critical edition of Ovid's epistle of Medea to Jason, together with the fragments of his lost tragedy Medea , including testimonia . Introduction and commentary deal with matters of language, realia , textual, authenticity, and literary criticism. An examination of the arguments recently put forward against the authenticity of the 12th letter yielded that it cannot be denied Ovidian authorship. Numerous parallels illustrate in particular Ovid's handling of his literary antecedents, notably Euripides and Apollonios. Intensive discussions are also given to questions of genre, epistolary form, influence of elegy and rhetoric, the letter's structure and its position in the collection. The appendix offers a convenient critical summary of the research on Ovid's Medea , together with an extensive commentary on the two fragments.

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