Author : Apollonius Of Rhodes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365439738
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (397 download)
Book Synopsis The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius, Vol. 1 by : Apollonius Of Rhodes
Download or read book The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius, Vol. 1 written by Apollonius Of Rhodes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius, Vol. 1: Translated; With Notes and Observations, Critical, Historical and Explanatory Certain it is, that two of the great critics of antiquity (from whose sentence there could lie no appeal, were it pronounced on a fair hearing and full deliberation), have treated the Rbodian poet in a manner that seems to justify the coldness and neglect which he has now experienced from suc needing ages. But may not these respectable and amiable writers, Quintilian and Longinus, of whose exquisite taste and sound judgment no doubt can be entertained; may they not, in this instance, have been home away by fashion 'l - May they not have yielded, in some measure, to the prejudices of the times; and neglected Apollonius, because they found him neglected by others? May they not have hastily taken his character on trust; and adopted the opinion of his mediocrity, without a. Diligent perusal of his writings? May they not, through excessive admiration of Homer, have wished to decry the founder of a new school? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
