The Argonautika: Expanded Edition (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
- Author:Apollonios Rhodios
- Creator:Peter Green
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Category:Book
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- Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
- Media:Paperback
- Number Of Items:1
- Edition:Second Edition,Revised
- Pages:524
- Shipping Weight (lbs):1.5
- Dimensions (in):9 x 6 x 1.5
- Publication Date:January 4, 2008
- ISBN:0520253930
- EAN:9780520253933
- ASIN:0520253930
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DIVIThe Argonautika, /I the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of IJason and the Golden Fleece, /Iprobably 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.brAlternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius/div
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