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The Voyage of the Argo: The Argonautica of Gaiu, Flaccus, Slavitt+=
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- 1999-10-07
- ISBN
- 9780801861789
- EAN
- 9780801861789
- Book Title
- Voyage of the Argo : the Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Ancient & Classical
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 184 Pages
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The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and most familiar tales in classical literature. Apollonius of Rhodes wrote the best-known version, in Greek, in the third century B.C.E. The Latin poet Gaius Valerius Flaccus began his own interpretation of the story in the first century of the Christian era, but he died before completing it. With The Voyage of the "Argo," the acclaimed poet and translator David Slavitt recovers for modern readers the only surviving work of this little-known writer. The result is an engaging rendition of Jason's adventures, of particular interest when compared to the Greek version of the story. While Apollonius' tale offers a subtle psychological study of Medea, Valerius Flaccus' achievement is to present Jason as a more complete and compelling heroic figure. Slavitt, for one, enjoyed the rediscovery immensely--and he invites his readers to do the same. "I am content to let my rendition into English speak for Valerius, but for those whom I imagine standing in an aisle of a library or bookstore, trying to decide, I can offer some reassurance. This piece is playful, unpredictable, oddly contrarian, sometimes almost mannerist. Valerius' description in book 8 of Medea's putting the serpent to sleep so Jason can filch the fleece involves a gesture no other Latin poet I know would have thought to try--a brief moment in Medea's head when she allows herself to feel sorry for the snake . . . It is this kind of droll surprise that drew me to undertake the translation of a work that is not, I freely confess, well known."--David Slavitt
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Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801861780
ISBN-13
9780801861789
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371433
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Book Title
Voyage of the Argo : the Argonautica of Gaius Valerius Flaccus
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Literary Criticism, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
184 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Pa6791.V4e65 1999
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"A playful version of Valerius that is accessible and enjoyable." -- Robert V. Albis, New England Classical Journal
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
99-022584
Dewey Decimal
873/.01
Dewey Edition
21
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