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Apollonius Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns A Study in Hymnody Hero Cult and Homeric Reception
by [McPhee, Brian]
$167.44
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Apollonius represents a crucial link in the epic tradition spanning Homer and Vergil, but arrestingly, his epic Argonautica rather begins and ends in the style of a Homeric Hymn. This book contends that Apollonius thus frames his poem as an innovative synthesis of both branches of his Homeric inheritance: an "epic hymn" that simultaneously commemorates its protagonists' glorious deeds and venerates them in their religious capacity as divinized cult heroes. This study--the first-ever in-depth investigation of Apollonius' profound engagement with the hymnic Homer--promises to reorient scholarly understandings of the Argonautica's novel narrative strategies, its inclusive conception of heroism, and indeed, its very generic affiliations.
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- Brill Brand
- Dec 6, 2024 Pub Date:
- 9789004715103 ISBN-13:
- 900471510X ISBN-10:
- 456.0 pages Hardcover
- English Language
- 9.37 in * 1.1 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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