Valerius flaccus. book 7 : argonautica / Peter Joseph Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Peter Joseph, author.

Series:

Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry.

Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Epic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.

Jason (Mythological character) In literature.

Man-woman relationships Psychological aspects.

Man-woman relationships in literature.

Parent and adult child.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 299 pages).

Other Title:

Valerius Flaccus

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the best known of ancient Greek myths and has captivated people for over two and a half thousand years. Focusing on Medea's attempts to resist her love for Jason, Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' 'Argonautica' presents one of the most attractive and engaging episodes in all of Greco-Roman epic: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love and when Jason, with Medea's help, yokes the king's fire-breathing bulls, sows the dragon's teeth, and compels the earthborn men to destroy themselves. Although versions of the story of the Argo's journey from Greece to the Black Sea had been told by many earlier poets, this Roman account of the myth differs from its predecessors in important ways. First, Valerius presents the Argo as the first ship and the voyage as a decisive turning point in human history: the Argo's breaking down of natural barriers will lead to interchange between human communities and to a sequence of empires, culminating of course in that of the Romans. Second, Valerius constantly foreshadows other parts of Medea's myth, most notably the explosion of violence in Corinth well known to Valerius' audience and to us from the Medea tragedies of Euripides and Seneca. Third, and most important, Valerius concentrates attention on the inner workings of Medea's mind as she fights against the combined efforts of two goddesses who ultimately compel her to betray her father and help Jason to win the golden fleece. This new edition of 'Argonautica 7' offers the first detailed commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction intended to be as accessible to as many readers as possible, a new Latin text, and a facing-page prose translation.".

Contents:

Introduction. 1. The Poet ; 2. The Poem ; 2.1. Intended length ; 2.2. Technology and the divine plan ; 2.3. Politics ; 2.4. Language and style ; 3. The Myth before Valerius ; 3.1. Medea as witch ; 3.2. Medea as daughter ; 3.3. Medea and the gods ; 4. Valerius' Medea: Resistance and Submission ; 5. Reception: Three Snapshots ; 5.1. Statius' Achilleid ; 5.2. The later middle ages: Benoi^t, Guido, Chaucer, and Boccaccio ; 5.3. Corneille's Conquest of the Golden Fleece

Text and translation. Selective Critical Apparatus ; Differences from the Texts of Ehlers' Teubner (1980) and Liberman's Bude´ (2002) Editions

Commentary

Bibliography. 1. Latin Texts: Editions, Commentaries, Translations ; 2. Other Works

Indexes: I. Latin Words ; II.Passages Quoted from Latin and Greek Texts ; III. General Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-192664-7