In apolloniuss narrative the voyage of the argo in quest of the golden fleece defines a space with mainland greece as its center and greek culture provides the perspective through which the argonauts experiences are. Clauss american journal of philology in focusing on cultural difference thalmann makes an important step forward in appreciating the argonautika both as poetry and as a product of ptolemaic alexandria.
This book draws on theories of space in cultural geography and anthropology to study the representation of space in apollonius of rhodes epic poem the argonautika.
DOWNLOAD PDF Apollonius Of Rhodes And The Spaces Of Hellenism Free. Thalmann classical culture and society. Borrows from theories of space to discuss a literary text. Clauss american journal of philology in focusing on cultural difference thalmann makes an important step forward in appreciating the argonautika both as poetry and as a product of ptolemaic alexandria.
Apollonius uses the resources of the imagination the myth of the argonauts voyage and their encounters with other peoples to probe the expanded possibilities and the anxieties openedup when definitions of hellenism and boundaries between greeks and others were exposed to question. Apollonius of rhodes and the spaces of hellenism william g. Thalmann presents new readings of the argonautica and a valuable theoretical framework for the investigation of apollonius work which might also be applied to other spatial epics.
Apollonius of rhodes and the spaces of hellenism is elegantly conceived extensively researched and beautifully written and i have learned much in reading it. Apollonius uses the resources of the imagination the myth of the argonauts voyage and their encounters with other peoples to probe the expanded possibilities and the anxieties opened up when definitions of hellenism and boundaries between greeks and others were exposed to question. Thalmann presents new readings of the argonautica and a valuable theoretical framework for the investigation of apollonius work which might also be applied to other spatial epics.
When apollonius argonautica began to reemerge as an epic worthy to be read as a classic in its own right in the 1960s and following scholarly interest focused largely on topics such as the nature of the hero narrative technique limited scholarly audience realism the poems engagement with archaic classical end page 326 and contemporary texts and its reception among later writers. Apollonius of rhodes and the spaces of hellenism is a welcome book. Offers a historicizing reading of the argonautika.
Apollonius of rhodes and the spaces of hellenism is elegantly conceived extensively researched and beautifully written and i have learned much in reading it. Apollonius of rhodes and the spaces of hellenism is a welcome book.
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