Argonautica

By:

Valerius Flaccus

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO info@harvardup.co.uk

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Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, Latin poet who flourished in the period ca. 70?90 CE, composed in smooth and sometimes obscure style an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the Quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is typical of his age, being a free re-handling of the story already told by Apollonius Rhodius, to whom he is superior in arrangement, vividness, and description of character. Valerius's poem shows much imitation of the language and thought of Virgil, and much learning. The chief interest of the epic lies in the relationship between Medea and Jason, especially the growth of Medea's love, where Valerius is at his best. The long series of adventures and various Roman allusions suggest that the poet meant to do honour to Vespasian (to whom the epic is dedicated) with special reference to that emperor's ships in waters around Britain.

Release date Australia

January 1st, 1934

Author

Valerius Flaccus

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by J.H. Mozley

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

LOEB

Pages

480

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Series

Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO info@harvardup.co.uk

Dimensions

115x170x26

ISBN-13

9780674993167

Product ID

3324742

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