The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of
Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Peter Green’s lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios’s epic Greek. This expanded paperback edition contains Green’s incisive commentary, introduction, and glossary.
Alternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius
Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Peter Green’s lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios’s epic Greek. This expanded paperback edition contains Green’s incisive commentary, introduction, and glossary.
Alternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius
Cuprins
LIST OF MAPSPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
THE ARGONAUTIKA
Commentary
ABBREVIATIONS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
MAPS
INDEX
Despre autor
Peter Green is Dougherty Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas, Austin. His other books available from UC Press include Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C., The Greco-Persian Wars, and The Poems of Catullus.
Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 496 ● ISBN 9780520934399 ● Mărime fișier 2.6 MB ● Editura University of California Press ● Publicat 2008 ● Ediție 1 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 5511371 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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