Apollonius' Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns: A Study in Hymnody, Hero Cult, and Homeric Reception - Hardcover
by Brian McPhee
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Availability:In StockContributor:Brian McPheeSeries:Mnemosyne, Supplements #489Publish date:2024-12-06Pages:456
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004715103ISBN-10:900471510XUPC:9789004715103Book Category:Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalProduct ID:SCJSFV8RPD
Apollonius' Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns: A Study in Hymnody, Hero Cult, and Homeric Reception
Apollonius represents a crucial link in the epic tradition spanning Homer and Vergil, but arrestingly, his epic Argonautica rather begins and ends in the style of a Homeric Hymn. This book contends that Apollonius thus frames his poem as an innovative synthesis of both branches of his Homeric inheritance: an "epic hymn" that simultaneously commemorates its protagonists' glorious deeds and...
Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements #489
Language:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004715103ISBN-10:900471510XUPC:9789004715103Book Category:Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalProduct ID:SCJSFV8RPD
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