书目

The Voyage of Argo

内容简介

WritteninthethirdcenturyBCinAlexandria,thisistheonlyfullsurvivingaccountofJason'slegendaryquestfortheGoldenFleece.ItdescribesthethrillingadventuresoftheArgonautsontheirvoyagetoColchistopleadwithkingAeetesforthefleece,hisgreatesttreasureandtheEros-inspiredpassionfeltbyhisdaughter,thebeautifulwitch-princessMedea,fortheschemingJason.ChroniclingajourneythatseesJasonandhiscrewtraverseperilousseas,negotiatethetreacherousCyaneanRocks,andconfrontthelureoftheSirens'song,TheVoyageofArgoisamasterfuldepictionofdistinctlyhumanheroismandbetrayalcausedbylove.Aneloquentmarriageofromanceandrealism,ittellsthedefinitiveversionofoneofthegreatestlegendsoftheclassicalage:anepictaleofbravery,prophecyandmagic.

作者简介

ApolloniusofRhodesdevelopedtheclassicaltraditionsoftheHomericepic,expandingthemtoincludeaflairforromanceandpsychologicalinsightwhichwereentirelyhisown.HepublishedhisfirstversionoftheArgonauticasometimeinthemiddleofthethirdcenturyB.C.butwasmetwithderisionandpreparedasecondandprobablyshorterversion.ThiswassowellreceivedbytheRhodiansthathewashonouredwiththeirfranchiseandforsomeyearslivedonthatisland.LaterhereturnedtoAlexandriatofindhisworknowheldinhighesteem.AttheendofhislifehewasDirectorofthefamouslibraryofAlexandria.

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