Valerius Flaccus : Argonautica

Name: Valerius Flaccus : Argonautica
Brand: Loeb Classical Library
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Loeb Classical Library No. 286

By: Valerius Flaccus, J.H. Mozley (Transcribed by)

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Hardcover | 1 January 1934 | Edition Number 1

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480 Pages

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The Roman epic retelling of the quest for the golden fleece.

Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, Latin poet who flourished in the period ca. AD 70-90, composed in smooth and sometimes obscure style an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the auest 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' 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 honor to Vespasian (to whom the epic is dedicated) with special reference to that emperor's ships in waters around Britain.

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