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The Argonautika

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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 v...
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  • Publication Date: 04 January 2008
  • ISBN: 9780520253933
  • Pages: 496
  • Imprint: University of California Press
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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
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Price: $31.95
Pages: 496
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date: 04 January 2008
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520253933
Format: Paperback
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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.
      LIST OF MAPS 
      PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

       Introduction 
       THE ARGONAUTIKA 
       Commentary 

       ABBREVIATIONS 
       SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 
       GLOSSARY
       MAPS 
       INDEX