Apollonius Rhodius
About this book
"Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautica, composed in the third century B.C.E., is the epic retelling of Jason's quest for the golden fleece. Along with his contemporaries Callimachus and Theocritus, Apollonius refashioned Greek poetry to meet the interests and aesthetics of a Hellenistic audience, especially that of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic period following Alexander's death. In this carefully crafted work of 5,835 hexameter verses in four books, the author draws on the preceding literary traditions of epic (Homer), lyric (Pindar), and tragedy (especially Euripides) but creates an innovative and complex narrative that includes geography, religion, ethnography, mythology, adventure, exploration, human psychology, and, most of all, the coming of age and love affair of Jason and Medea. It greatly influenced Roman authors such as Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid, and was imitated by Valerius Flaccus." "This new edition of the first volume in the Loeb Classical Library offers a fresh translation and an improved text."--BOOK JACKET.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 2 readers · 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read Apollonius Rhodius?
About ≈ 3 h 24 m — 184 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Apollonius Rhodius?
184 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Apollonius Rhodius?
It sits on the Poetry shelves.
Is Apollonius Rhodius in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote Apollonius Rhodius?
Apollonius Rhodius.
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