UID:
almahu_9949700988702882
Format:
1 online resource (160 pages)
ISBN:
9789004329478
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 142
Content:
The Argonautica was said to have been the source of a quarrel between Apollonius, who wrote what looks like an epic poem, and Callimachus, who denounced the writing of epic poetry. Although the quarrel did not take place in the real world, its issue controls the poem. The heroes are determined to take part in a Homeric epic, which the Callimachean narrator refuses to write. Drawing on the methods of modern literary theorists but eschewing the jargon, DeForest shows how Apollonius uses the literary dispute in Alexandria to give a three-dimensional quality to his poem. The amusing conflict between heroes and narrator turns serious when the levels of narrative split apart and Medea steps into the gap as a free-standing figure, the forerunner of powerful women in fiction.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
,
The Birdcage /
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Apollonius, Homer, and Callimachus /
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Beginning With Apollo /
,
Heracles and Jason /
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The Three Worlds /
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Literary Terms /
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Medea Bewitched /
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The Awakening /
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The Golden Fleece /
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Select Bibliography /
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Index /
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Supplements to Mnemosyne.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Apollonius' Argonautica: A Callimachean Epic Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 1994, ISBN 9789004100176
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
