Apollonius was a Greek grammarian and epic poet of Alexandria in Egypt and lived late in the 3rd century and early in the 2nd century BCE. While still young he composed his extant epic poem of four books on the story of the Argonauts. When this work failed to win acceptance he went to Rhodes where he not only did well as a rhetorician but also made a success of his epic in a revised form, for which the Rhodians gave him the 'freedom' of their city; hence his surname. On returning to Alexandria he recited his poem again, to applause. In 196 Ptolemy Epiphanes made him the librarian of the Museum (the university) at Alexandria.
Apollonius's Argonautica is one of the better minor epics, remarkable for originality, powers of observation, sincere feeling, and depiction of romantic love. His Jason and Medea are natural and interesting, and did much to inspire Virgil (in a very different setting) in the fourth book of the Aeneid.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Scholar's name to ffep (A. R. Littlewood). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Minor spotting to boards.; Loeb Classical Library No. 1; 432 pages. Codice articolo 45167
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Condizione: Near Fine. 17 x 11.5 cm- This is a tight and unmarked copy-" Apollonius was a Greek grammarian and epic poet of Alexandria in Egypt and lived late in the 3rd century and early in the 2nd century BCE. While still young he composed his extant epic poem of four books on the story of the Argonauts. When this work failed to win acceptance he went to Rhodes where he not only did well as a rhetorician but also made a success of his epic in a revised form, for which the Rhodians gave him the 'freedom' of their city; hence his surname. On returning to Alexandria he recited his poem again, to applause. In 196 Ptolemy Epiphanes made him the librarian of the Alexandria Museum (the university). Apollonius's Argonautica is one of the better minor epics, remarkable for originality, powers of observation, sincere feeling, and depiction of romantic love. His Jason and Medea are natural and interesting, and did much to inspire Virgil (in a very different setting) in the fourth book of the Aeneid."-One page is dog-eared. Codice articolo 21012
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rilegato hardcover. Condizione: Buono (Good). Bilingue inglese-greco in ottavo hardcover 448 9780674990012 Buono (Good) Libro usato proveniente da collezione privata. La copertina riporta tracce d'uso, sovracopertina con piccole lacerazioni. Le pagine risultano imbrunite dal tempo, scritta a penna in prima pagian. Interno in buone condizioni. Book. Codice articolo bc_70537
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Hardcover. Condizione: gut. 1990. Loeb Classical Library - 1: Argonautica In englischer Sprache. pages. Codice articolo BN545812
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