Jason and the Golden Fleece: The Argonautica
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073BYWSPR |
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| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The finest classic account comes from Apollonius of Rhodes, the Greek poet of the 3rd century BCE and librarian at Alexandria. C. R. Though less well-known than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and much shorter, it is an epic poem which is both exciting and moving, with remarkably vivid portraits of the main characters, Jason and Medea. Apollonius weaves plot and poetry, courage and boldness, tenderness and sympathy, to fashion one of the greatest monuments of Western literature. Seaton's classic translat