Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book IV
Argonautica Book IV
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23470233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Apollonius of Rhodes Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius, Apollonius of Rhodes (corresponding author) |
| Editors | Richard Hunter (0000-0002-5167-1758) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Apollonius of Rhodes (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781107478190 |
| OpenAlex | W4248925196 |
| Open Library | OL34722027M |
| ISBN | 9781107478190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Apollonius' epic, the Argonautica, is not just a masterpiece of Hellenistic poetry drawing on the entire tradition of previous Greek literature, but was enormously influential on Latin epic, especially Virgil's Aeneid. Book IV tells the story of the Argonauts' return to Greece with the Golden Fleece, their nightmarish trips through the uncharted rivers of central Europe and the desert wastes of North Africa, the terrible killing of Medea's brother, and the anguish of the young girl which foreshadows her bloody future. This is the first modern commentary in English. Problems of syntax and language are fully explained, and there is a sophisticated discussion of the poem as literature. It will be useful for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying Greek poetry, as well as of interest to scholars.
Art · Literature · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Argonauts (Greek mythology) · Greek Epic poetry · Jason (Greek mythology) · Poetry · Poetry (poetic works by one author)
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |