Off the Beaten Path: Ovidian Journeys in Valerius Flaccus' >Argonautica

by Raymond David Marks

In the Argonautica, Valerius Flaccus not only recounts a voyage, that of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, but takes a journey himself, a poetic one, during which he explores new, unconventional paths in the epic genre. The present volume examines this aspect of Valerius' poetic program, locating its primary source of inspiration in the works of Ovid, especially his epic, the Metamorphoses, and his exile poetry. It argues that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111403041
• ISBN13: 9783111403045
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"