Argonautica

by Valerio Flaco, Cayo

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Title Statements

Full title :Argonautica. / Valerius Flaccus ; edited by Gesine Manuwald.

Summary

Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica is one of the most significant surviving works of Flavian epic, which has recently become much more popular as a field of study and teaching in Latin literature. This is the first commentary in English directly tailored to the needs of graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It provides an introduction to the major themes of the poem and the structure and content of Book III in particular which can function as an overview of the key features of Flavian epic. The detailed commentary on Book III discusses linguistic issues, intertextual and mythical allusions and thematic strands. The book consists of two major episodes in the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts which can be read together or independently of each other.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:1st publ

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 286 p. ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781107037328, 1107037328, 9781107697263, 1107697263
oclc:ocn955664846

Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- The poet: life and times -- The poem -- The myth and earlier literary versions -- Date of composition and length -- Contents and structure -- Unity and themes -- Gods, fate and humans -- The literary tradition: intertexts -- Language, style, metre -- Book 3 -- Contents and structure -- Meaning and relevance -- Characters -- Text and transmission -- Transmission of the Argonautica -- This edition of book 3 -- Valeri Flacci Argonavticon liber tertivs -- Commentary