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1 online resource
Edition:
Rev.
ISBN:
9780674993167
Series Statement:
Loeb Classical Library 286
Content:
Valerius Flaccus flourished c. 70-90 BCE and composed an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the quest for the golden fleece. Valerius effectively rehandles the story already told by Apollonius Rhodius, recalls Virgilian language and thought, displays learning, and alludes to contemporary Rome, Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, Latin poet who flourished in the period ca. 70-90 CE, composed in smooth and sometimes obscure style an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the Quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is typical of his age, being a free re-handling of the story already told by Apollonius Rhodius, to whom he is superior in arrangement, vividness, and description of character. Valerius's poem shows much imitation of the language and thought of Virgil, and much learning. The chief interest of the epic lies in the relationship between Medea and Jason, especially the growth of Medea's love, where Valerius is at his best. The long series of adventures and various Roman allusions suggest that the poet meant to do honour to Vespasian (to whom the epic is dedicated) with special reference to that emperor's ships in waters around Britain
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Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674993167
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. ISBN 9780674993167
Additional Edition:
Print version Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, active 1st century Argonautica Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press, 1934
Language:
English
Author information:
Valerius Flaccus Setinus Balbus, Gaius -90
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