A commentary on Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica III 1-471
By: by Malcolm Campbell.
Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava.; 141
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: Apollonius, Rhodius.; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.; Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.
Description: This is the first volume of a projected commentary on the entire third book of Apollonius' Argonautica, one of the most influential and admired products of the Hellenistic era. The author sets out to deal comprehensively with all important aspects of the work; in particular, proper attention is paid for the first time to the poet's constant manipulation of the two Homeric epics; many thorny problems of text and interpretation are examined afresh; and a wealth of hitherto unadduced illustrative material drawn from Greek and Roman poetry of various genres and periods is used to shed light on a number of issues.

The volume closes with a series of detailed digestive indexes dealing with diction, models and imitations, language and style, metre, transmission, mythology, religion, geography, ethnography and aetiology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.