The Best of the Argonauts: the redefinition of the epic hero in Book One of Apollonius' Argonautica
by Clauss, James J
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Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. From the publisher's blurb, "Rescuing Jason from his status as the ineffectual hero of Apollonius's epic poem, this study redefines the epic hero and explains how Apollonius created, in Jason, a man more realistic and less awesome than his Homeric predecessors." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xviii, 1-238 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Title
- The Best of the Argonauts: the redefinition of the epic hero in Book One of Apollonius' Argonautica
- Author
- Clauss, James J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- James J. Clauss Apollonius' Argonautica
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