· Oxford World's Classics. Description. The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third . The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jasons quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BC/5(). Jason is not a heroic warrior in the Homeric mould. He owes his success in capturing the golden fleece to Medea’s sorcery, and he is often seized by a mood of ‘helplessness’ when contemplating his tasks. Whereas Odysseus is famed for his trickery and Achilles .
The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous princess Medea. The only surviving Greek epic to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, this epic poem is the crowning literary achievement of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Appolonius of Rhodes in the third century BC. ↑Apollonius, Argonautica, I ↑ Apollonius, The Argonautica, II, to ↑ Apollonius of Rhodes, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Trans. Richard Hunter. Oxford University Press, p It was no ordinary toy; "If you throw it up with your hands, it sends a flaming furrow through the sky like a star.". Apollonius of Rhodes. Penguin, - Poetry - pages. 1 Review. The first new Penguin Classics translation of the Argonautica since the s. 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.
Apollonius of RhodesJason and the Golden Fleece (Argonautica)Summary by Michael McGoodwin, prepared Acknowledgement: This work has been summarized using the Oxford World Classics edition translated by Richard Hunter. Quotations are taken from that work, as are paraphrases of its commentary. Overall impression: This is a pretty good and fairly short epic that does not compare to Homer but which contains interesting mythological elements. The Argonautica is the dramatic story of Jasons quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with the dangerous Colchian princess, Medea. The only extant Greek epic poem to bridge the gap between Homer and late antiquity, it is a major product of the brilliant world of the Ptolemaic court at Alexandria, written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century BC. Poetry. edit data. Apollonius of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Latin: Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BCE), is best known as the author of the Argonautica, an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is one of the few extant examples of the epic genre and it was both innovative and influential, providing Ptolemaic Egypt with a "cultural mnemonic" or national "archive of images.
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