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The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and most familiar tales in classical literature. Apollonius of Rhodes wrote the best-known version, in Greek, in the third century B.C.E. The Latin poet Gaius Valerius Flaccus began...

The Roman epic retelling of the quest for the golden fleece.

The story of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest and most familiar tales in classical literature. Apollonius of Rhodes wrote the best-known version, in Greek, in the third century B.C.E. The Latin poet Gaius Valerius Flaccus began... Read Full Overview

La geste de Jason et surtout de Medee, la sorciere et la meurtriere, a beaucoup inspire la litterature latine: Ennius, Accius, Ovide, Seneque, Lucian, et Maternus, autant de predecesseurs, fameux, de Valerius Flaccus. En choisissant pour sujet les errances de Jason, Valerius... Read Full Overview

Apres le Lucain (VI-X) publie a Toulouse (Editions Universitaires du Sud) en 1998 et favorablement accueilli, voici un Valerius Flaccus concu de la meme maniere. Trop longtemps meconnue, l'oeuvre meritait une belle traduction rythmee qui rendit justice a un style poetique dense... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...