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Argonautika

Author : Mary Zimmerman
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810126060
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Argonautika written by Mary Zimmerman and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in her Tony Award–winning Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman transforms Greek mythology—here the story of Jason and the Argonauts—into a mesmerizing piece of theater. Encountering an array of daunting challenges in their “first voyage of the world,” Jason and his crew illustrate the essence of all such journeys to follow—their unpredictability, their inspiring and overwhelming breadth of emotion, their lessons in the inevitability of failure and loss. Bursts of humor and fantastical creatures enrich a story whose characters reveal remarkable complexity. Medea is profoundly sympathetic even as the seeds are sown for the monstrous life ahead of her, and the brute strength of Hercules leaves him no less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of love. Zimmerman brings to Argonautika her trademark ability to encompass the full range of human experience in a work as entertaining as it is enlightening.

The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius

Author : Apollonius (Rhodius.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius written by Apollonius (Rhodius.) and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Argonautika

Author : Apollonios Rhodios
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520934393
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautika written by Apollonios Rhodios and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-01-04 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably 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. Alternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius

The Argonautika

Author : Apollonius (Rhodius.)
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520076877
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautika written by Apollonius (Rhodius.) and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, winning the golden fleece and carrying off Medeia herself. He is a very modern figure, not at all Achillean: almost an anti-hero. Along the way, the story incorporates vivid accounts of early exploration and colonizing ventures. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek. Apollonios Rhodios (c. 305-235 B.C.), the author of the Argonautika, was appointed Chief Librarian in the legendary library at Alexandria around 265 B.C. His first draft of this poem, composed when he was a very young man, drew scornful reactions from the literati of the day, Kallimachos in particular, who thought epic passé and long poems vulgar. Apollonios withdrew to the maritime island of Rhodes (his work is notable for its nautical expertise), where he hammered out the text as we know it today, returning to eventual success in the city that had rejected him. The compromise that resulted is a fascinating combination of age-old myth and modern treatment that produces a gripping and unforgettable narrative. Peter Green has translated this renowned poem with skill and wit, offering a refreshing interpretation of a timeless story. Alternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius

The Argonautika

Author : Apollonios Rhodios
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520253930
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautika written by Apollonios Rhodios and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Green turns his formidable classical learning and his finely nuanced sense of English verse to bear on the challenge of restoring Apollonios to his true place—on a par with the best modern poetic versions of Homer and Virgil."—Robert Fagles

Jason and the Argonauts

Author : Apollonius of Rhodes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101616806
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Jason and the Argonauts written by Apollonius of Rhodes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first new Penguin Classics translation of the Argonautica since the 1950s Now in a riveting new verse translation, Jason and the Argonauts (also known as the Argonautica) is the only surviving full account of Jason’s voyage on the Argo in quest of the Golden Fleece aided by the sorceress princess Medea. Written in the third century B.C., this epic story of one of the most beloved heroes of Greek mythology, with its combination of the fantastical and the real, its engagement with traditions of science, astronomy and medicine, winged heroes, and a magical vessel that speaks, is truly without parallel in classical or contemporary Greek literature and is now available in an accessible and engaging translation. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Argonautica of Apollonius

Author : R. L. Hunter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521604383
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautica of Apollonius written by R. L. Hunter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses Apollonuis' epic poem about the quest for the Golden Fleece.

The Argonautika

Author : Apollonios Rhodios
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520912120
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Argonautika written by Apollonios Rhodios and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-11-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Argonautika, the only surviving epic of the Hellenistic era, is a retelling of the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, probably the oldest extant Greek myth. Jason, a young prince, is sent on a perilous expedition but comes through various ordeals with the aid of the king's daughter, Medeia, winning the golden fleece and carrying off Medeia herself. He is a very modern figure, not at all Achillean: almost an anti-hero. Along the way, the story incorporates vivid accounts of early exploration and colonizing ventures. Peter Green's lively, readable verse translation captures the swift narrative movement of Apollonios's epic Greek. Apollonios Rhodios (c. 305-235 B.C.), the author of the Argonautika, was appointed Chief Librarian in the legendary library at Alexandria around 265 B.C. His first draft of this poem, composed when he was a very young man, drew scornful reactions from the literati of the day, Kallimachos in particular, who thought epic passé and long poems vulgar. Apollonios withdrew to the maritime island of Rhodes (his work is notable for its nautical expertise), where he hammered out the text as we know it today, returning to eventual success in the city that had rejected him. The compromise that resulted is a fascinating combination of age-old myth and modern treatment that produces a gripping and unforgettable narrative. Peter Green has translated this renowned poem with skill and wit, offering a refreshing interpretation of a timeless story. The cloth edition of the Argonautika includes Peter Green's lively and incisive commentary, the first on all four books since Mooney's in 1912. While clarifying text and background, the commentary takes full advantage throughout of the recent upsurge of scholarly interest in Apollonios. Alternate spelling: Argonautica, Apollonius Rhodius

The Tempest and Its Travels

Author : Peter Hulme
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 9781861890665
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Tempest and Its Travels written by Peter Hulme and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tempest and its Travels offers a new map of the play by means of an innovative collection of historical, critical, and creative texts and images.

The Odyssey

Author : Homer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520966872
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Odyssey written by Homer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers and students to experience The Odyssey in all its glory. Green’s version, with its lyrical mastery and superb command of Greek, offers readers the opportunity to enjoy Homer’s epic tale of survival, temptation, betrayal, and vengeance with all of the verve and pathos of the original oral tradition.

Hyperboreans

Author : Timothy P. Bridgman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135879788
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Hyperboreans written by Timothy P. Bridgman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-29 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Greek mythology, Hyperboreans were a tribe who lived far to Greece's north. Contained in what has come down to us of Greek literary tradition are texts that identify the Hyperboreans with the Celts, or Hyperborean lands with Celtic ones. This groundbreaking book studies the texts that make or imply this identification, and provides reasons why some ancient Greek authors identified a mythical people with an actual one. Timothy P. Bridgman demonstrates not only that these authors mythologize history, but that they used the traditional Greek parallel mythical world to interpret history throughout ancient Greek culture, thought and literature.

Metamorphoses

Author : Mary Zimmerman
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810119803
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Metamorphoses written by Mary Zimmerman and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This play is based on David R. Slavitt's translation of The Metamorphoses of Ovid - Monologues.

Apollonius of Rhodes and the Spaces of Hellenism

Author : William G. Thalmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199875719
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Apollonius of Rhodes and the Spaces of Hellenism written by William G. Thalmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Apollonius of Rhodes' extraordinary epic poem on the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece has begun to get the attention it deserves, it still is not well known to many readers and scholars. This book explores the poem's relation to the conditions of its writing in third century BCE Alexandria, where a multicultural environment transformed the Greeks' understanding of themselves and the world. Apollonius uses the resources of the imagination - the myth of the Argonauts' voyage and their encounters with other peoples - to probe the expanded possibilities and the anxieties opened up when definitions of Hellenism and boundaries between Greeks and others were exposed to question. Central to this concern with definitions is the poem's representation of space. Thalmann uses spatial theories from cultural geography and anthropology to argue that the Argo's itinerary defines space from a Greek perspective that is at the same time qualified. Its limits are exposed, and the signs with which the Argonauts mark space by their passage preserve the stories of their complex interactions with non-Greeks. The book closely considers many episodes in the narrative with regard to the Argonauts' redefinition of space and the implications of their actions for the Greeks' situation in Egypt, and it ends by considering Alexandria itself as a space that accommodated both Greek and Egyptian cultures.

Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica)

Author : Apollonius (Rhodius.)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199538727
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) written by Apollonius (Rhodius.) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a task that no man has ever completed: to bring back a magical ram's fleece that lies hidden in a far-off land, guarded by an all-seeing serpent. But, one man, Jason, must try. His life depends on it. Upon the orders of the King, Jason must cross deadly seas with the crew of his ship.

Women in Athenian Law and Life

Author : Roger Just
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134931670
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Women in Athenian Law and Life written by Roger Just and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive account of the Athenians' conception of women during the classical period of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Though nothing remains that represents the authentic voice of the women themselves, there is a wealth of evidence showing how men sought to define women. By working through a range of material, from the provisions of Athenian law through to the representations of tragedy and comedy, the author builds up, in the manner of an anthropological ethnography, a coherent and integrated picture of the Athenians' notion of `woman'.

Amphion Orator

Author : Michael Taormina
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3823394649
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Amphion Orator written by Michael Taormina and published by Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new approach to Malherbe's odes interweaves political, cultural, rhetorical, and literary history to show how they constitute a unified sequence whose ambition is to forge a new national community in the aftermath of the Wars of Religion, dislodging Malherbe from his moribund critical reception as a grammarian and technician and recovering the brilliance of a poetic genius whose political mythmaking stems from an impassioned patriotism.

The Image of Jason in Early Greek Myth

Author : Simon Spence
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 144611581X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book The Image of Jason in Early Greek Myth written by Simon Spence and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks to construct a detailed portrait of the myth of the Greek hero, Jason.This involves examining all extant evidence, both literary and iconographical, for this hero up until the end of the fifth century B.C.