The Argonautica
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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. Appollonius explores many of the fundamental aspects of life in a highly original way: love, deceit, heroism, human ignorance of the divine, and the limits of science, and offers a gripping and sometimes disturbing tale in the process. This major new prose translation combines readability with accuracy and an attention to detail that will appeal to general readers and classicists alike. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1416958681
ISBN13:9781416958680
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
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