The Renewal of Epic: Responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius

V. Knight

The Renewal of Epic: Responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Published
1 October 1995
Pages
340
ISBN
9789004103863

The Renewal of Epic: Responses to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius

V. Knight

This work considers various modes of allusion to Homer in the Argonautica of Apollonius, dealing not only with similarities in phraseology but also with thematic and structural resemblances. After an introduction, two chapters discuss Apollonian techniques in treating repeated Homeric scenes such as sacrifice, shipwreck, boxing and battle. The central section of the work considers the multiple links between the adventures of the Argonauts and Odysseus’s wanderings. A final chapter explores Apollonius’ innovative treatment of the divine, both generally and in particular scenes. The work argues that the Argonautica reproduces many of the patterns which have been found in the Iliad and Odyssey. It demonstrates the presence of allusion at every level in the poem, linking it to its predecesors.

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