Vergil's Aeneid and the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius

by Damien Nelis and Damien P. Nelis

Virgil's debt to Homer is well known but, as this detailed and specialised analysis demonstrates, Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica, itself influenced by Homer, was a more immediate source. Assuming prior knowledge of the texts, Greek and Latin, Damien Nelis scrutinises and compares specific episodes, characters or passages of text from Virgil, Apollonius and Homer, providing a fresh perspective on all three authors, and looks for the reasoning behind...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0905205979
• ISBN13: 9780905205977
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Francis Cairns Publications
• Length: 519 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.6"