Apollonius' Argonautica : a Callimachean epic / by Mary Margolies DeForest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeForest, Mary Margolies, author.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 142.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apollonius, Rhodius. Argonautica.

Apollonius, Rhodius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; New York ; Köln : E.J. Brill, [1994]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Mary Margolies Deforest

The Birdcage / Mary Margolies Deforest

Apollonius, Homer, and Callimachus / Mary Margolies Deforest

Beginning With Apollo / Mary Margolies Deforest

Heracles and Jason / Mary Margolies Deforest

The Three Worlds / Mary Margolies Deforest

Literary Terms / Mary Margolies Deforest

Medea Bewitched / Mary Margolies Deforest

The Awakening / Mary Margolies Deforest

The Golden Fleece / Mary Margolies Deforest

Select Bibliography / Mary Margolies Deforest

Index / Mary Margolies Deforest

Supplements to Mnemosyne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-32947-1

OCLC:

31132536

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004329478 DOI