Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica / Loeb Classical Library 286
Loeb Classical Library 286, Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica. Translated by J. H. Mozley.
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- Auteur : Valerius Flaccus.
- Volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding / Reliure : original red titled cloth with fine dust jacket, cartonné avec jaquette.
- Etat / Condition : very good condition, dust jacket price clipped and with two little tears to upper margin / très bon état, jaquette avec deux petites déchirures marginales.
- Format : In-16 / 17 x 11 cm.
- Pages : XXI, 458, 8 pp.
- Editeur : Cambridge, Harvard University Press / London, Heinemann.
- Date : 1972.
Latin and English on opposite pages. Bilingue latin et anglais.
Gaius Valerius Flaccus, a Latin poet who flourished in the period ca. 70–90 CE, composed in smooth and sometimes obscure style an incomplete epic Argonautica in eight books, on the quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is typical of his age, being a free rehandling of the story already told by Apollonius Rhodius, to whom he is superior in arrangement, vividness, and description of character.
Valerius’s poem shows much imitation of the language and thought of Virgil, and much learning. The chief interest of the epic lies in the relationship between Medea and Jason, especially the growth of Medea’s love, where Valerius is at his best. The long series of adventures and various Roman allusions suggest that the poet meant to do honour to Vespasian (to whom the epic is dedicated) with special reference to that emperor’s ships in waters around Britain.
The Loeb Classical Library® is the only existing series of books which, through original text and English translation, gives access to all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church fathers who made particular use of pagan culture—in short, our entire classical heritage is represented here in convenient and well-printed pocket volumes in which an up-to-date text and accurate and literate English translation face each other page by page. The editors provide substantive introductions as well as essential critical and explanatory notes and selective bibliographies. - veuillez jeter un coup d'oeil à nos livres
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| Condition | Used - Very Good |
|---|---|
| Language | United Kingdom |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publicaton Date | 1 Jan 1972 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Valerius Flaccus, Gaius |
| Editor | Harvard University Press |
| First edition | No |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Binding / Format | Hardcover |
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