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Apollonius was a Greek grammarian and epic poet of Alexandria in Egypt and lived late in the 3rd century and early in the 2nd century BCE. While still young he composed his extant epic poem of four books on the story of the Argonauts. When this work failed to win acceptance he went to Rhodes where he not only did well as a rhetorician but also made a success of his epic in a revised form, for which the Rhodians gave him the 'freedom' of their city; hence his surname. On returning to Alexandria he recited his poem again, to applause. In 196 Ptolemy Epiphanes made him the librarian of the Museum (the university) at Alexandria.
Apollonius's Argonautica is one of the better minor epics, remarkable for originality, powers of observation, sincere feeling, and depiction of romantic love. His Jason and Medea are natural and interesting, and did much to inspire Virgil (in a very different setting) in the fourth book of the Aeneid.
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The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BCE. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the mythical land of Colchis. Another, much less-known Argonautica, using the same body of myth, was composed by Valerius Flaccus during the time of Vespasian.
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APOLLONIUS RHODIUS: THE ARGONAUTICA; With an English Translation
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Apollonius Rhodius the Argonautica
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 430p, 4.5x6.75" small hardcover from the Loeb Classical Library. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket has a touch of minor wear to edges, light rubbing on back cover. Green cloth boards are clean and bright, tet block clean. Brief note from previous owner penned on first free end paper, pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. English translation by R. C. Seaton of epic poet Apollonius of Alexandria. Seller Inventory # 1203
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Condition: Near Fine. 17 x 11.5 cm- This is a tight and unmarked copy-" Apollonius was a Greek grammarian and epic poet of Alexandria in Egypt and lived late in the 3rd century and early in the 2nd century BCE. While still young he composed his extant epic poem of four books on the story of the Argonauts. When this work failed to win acceptance he went to Rhodes where he not only did well as a rhetorician but also made a success of his epic in a revised form, for which the Rhodians gave him the 'freedom' of their city; hence his surname. On returning to Alexandria he recited his poem again, to applause. In 196 Ptolemy Epiphanes made him the librarian of the Alexandria Museum (the university). Apollonius's Argonautica is one of the better minor epics, remarkable for originality, powers of observation, sincere feeling, and depiction of romantic love. His Jason and Medea are natural and interesting, and did much to inspire Virgil (in a very different setting) in the fourth book of the Aeneid."-One page is dog-eared. Seller Inventory # 21012
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rilegato hardcover. Condition: Buono (Good). Bilingue inglese-greco in ottavo hardcover 448 9780674990012 Buono (Good) Libro usato proveniente da collezione privata. La copertina riporta tracce d'uso, sovracopertina con piccole lacerazioni. Le pagine risultano imbrunite dal tempo, scritta a penna in prima pagian. Interno in buone condizioni. Book. Seller Inventory # bc_70537