P J Davis

Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica, Book 7

Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Book 7 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica presents one of the most engaging episodes of the story of Jason and the Argonauts: the key moment when Jason and Medea fall in love. This new edition offers the first commentary on this book of the poem in English, as well as a substantial introduction, new Latin text, and facing prose translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780198767190
• ISBN-10: 0198767196
• Artikelnr.: 58533470

Autorenporträt

P. J. Davis taught Classics at the University of Tasmania for over thirty years. He currently holds honorary posts at the University of Adelaide and the University of Tasmania.

Inhaltsangabe

Frontmatter
Abbreviations
INTRODUCTION
1. The Poet
2. The Poem
2.1. Intended length
2.2. Technology and the divine plan
2.3. Politics
2.4. Language and style
3. The Myth before Valerius
3.1. Medea as witch
3.2. Medea as daughter
3.3. Medea and the gods
4. Valerius' Medea: Resistance and Submission
5. Reception: Three Snapshots
5.1. Statius' Achilleid
5.2. The later middle ages: Benoît, Guido, Chaucer, and Boccaccio
5.3. Corneille's Conquest of the Golden Fleece
TEXT AND TRANSLATION
Selective Critical Apparatus
Differences from the Texts of Ehlers' Teubner (1980) and Liberman's Budé (2002) Editions
COMMENTARY
Endmatter
Bibliography
1. Latin Texts: Editions, Commentaries, Translations
2. Other Works
Indexes:
I. Latin Words
II.Passages Quoted from Latin and Greek Texts
III. General Index