| A Companion to Apollonius Rhodius: Contributor(s): Papanghelis, Theodore D. (Editor), Rengakos, Antonios (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004117520 ISBN-13: 9789004117525 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $267.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: This volume on Apollonius of Rhodes, whose "Argonautica is the sole full-length epic to survive from the Hellenistic period, comprises articles by fourteen leading scholars from Europe and America. Their contributions cover a wide range of issues from the history of the text and the problems of the poet's biography through questions of style, literary technique and intertextual relations to the epic's literary and cultural reception. The aim is to give an up-to-date outline of the scholarly discussion in these areas and to provide a survey of recent and current trends in Apollonian studies which will be useful to students of Hellenistic poetry in general as well as to scholars with a specialised interest in Apollonius. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 883.01 |
| LCCN: 2001025887 |
| Series: Mnemosyne Bibliotheca Classica Batava |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.48" W x 9.68" (1.76 lbs) 378 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume on Apollonius of Rhodes, whose Argonautica is the sole full-length epic to survive from the Hellenistic period, comprises articles by fourteen leading scholars from Europe and America. Their contributions cover a wide range of issues from the history of the text and the problems of the poet's biography through questions of style, literary technique and intertextual relations to the epic's literary and cultural reception. The aim is to give an up-to-date outline of the scholarly discussion in these areas and to provide a survey of recent and current trends in Apollonian studies which will be useful to students of Hellenistic poetry in general as well as to scholars with a specialised interest in Apollonius. |