The Best of the Argonauts : the Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica /

This revelatory exploration of Book One of the Argonautica rescues Jason from his status as the ineffectual hero of Apollonius' epic poem. James J. Clauss argues that by posing the question, ";Who is the best of the Argonauts?"; Apollonius redefines the epic hero and creates, in Jason...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clauss, James J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [1993]
Edition:Reprint 2019.
Series:Hellenistic culture and society ; v. 10.
Subjects:
Apollonius, > Rhodius. > Argonautica.
Jason > (Mythological character) > In literature.
Jason > (Mythological character)
Argonautica (Apollonius, Rhodius)
Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Heroes > Mythology > Greece.
Heroes in literature.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Héros dans la littérature.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Heroes > Mythology.
Literature.
Greece.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCES
  • INTRODUCTION: Themes and Methodology
  • 1 The Argonautic Program
  • 2 The Argonautic Hero in Question
  • 3 Unheroic Contrasts
  • 4 The Best of the Argonauts Defined
  • 5 The Wrath of Thetis
  • 6 fj vfjaoc; fj VOCTTOS
  • 7 Initiation and Lustration
  • 8 The Best of the Argonauts
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • GENERAL INDEX
  • INDEX LOCORUM

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