Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book I
Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book I

Author: Aad Kleywegt

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-31

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9047405676

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This work provides a full commentary on the first book of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, an epic which has received increased attention in the last few decades, as may be seen from two recent editions (1997 and 2003). Its first aim is to clarify the text, which is sometimes rather difficult and, in places, still not established with certainty. Apart from this philological aspect, the literary merits of the poem have also been taken into account.

Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus
Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus

Author: Hans-Friedrich Mueller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-26

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 113448836X

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Valerius Flaccus and Imperial Latin Epic
Valerius Flaccus and Imperial Latin Epic

Author: Stover

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-06-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0192870912

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This is the first book-length study of the reception of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica in the epic poems of Silius Italicus (Punica), Statius (Thebaid, Achilleid), and Claudian (De Raptu Proserpinae). It sheds new light on the importance of Valerius' poem and enhances our understanding of the intertextual richness of imperial Latin epic. The readings offered in this book provide new evidence to support the view that Valerius' Argonautica predates the Punica and Thebaid, thus helping to clarify the literary history of the Flavian period (69-96 CE). Stover shows how Silius, Statius, and Claudian use programmatic allusion to the Argonautica to present themselves as Valerius' epic successors. Silius, Statius, and Claudian rework Valerian material to achieve various effects; analysis of these effects is organized by the primary function of allusive interactions, such as 'reversal', 'enrichment', and 'contrast'. This study is essential for scholars of Latin epic poetry. Yet the Greek and Latin of its close readings are translated, making it accessible to all readers interested in intertextuality, comparative literature, and other related topics.

Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica Book III
Valerius Flaccus: Argonautica Book III

Author: Valerius Flaccus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-10-22

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1107037328

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The first commentary in English on a book of this Flavian epic tailored to the needs of graduate and undergraduate students.

Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1
Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1

Author: Andrew Zissos

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-07-17

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 0191527491

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A text (with apparatus criticus), translation, and commentary, with introduction, of the first book of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, an unfinished Roman epic extending to eight books and several thousand lines, written in the Flavian period (69-96 CE). The commentary addresses both textual and semantic matters and broader questions of stylistics, poetics, thematics, and cultural context. Particularly close attention is paid to Valerius' choice of diction, his sophisticated use of figures and tropes, his often sly erudition, the recurring and strategic resort to subtle intertextual gestures, and, where appropriate, the reception of his work in later authors. The substantial introduction provides an overview of the poet and his poem.

Brill's Companion to Valerius Flaccus
Brill's Companion to Valerius Flaccus

Author: Mark Heerink

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-03-20

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9004278656

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Brill’s Companion to Valerius Flaccus is the first English-language survey on all key aspects of this Flavian poet and his epic Argonautica (1st century CE). A team of international specialists offers both an account of the state of the art and new insights. Topics covered include textual transmission, language, poetic techniques, main themes, characters, relationship to intertexts and reception. This will be a standard point of departure for anyone interested in Valerius Flaccus or Flavian epic more generally. Contributors are: Antony Augoustakis, Michael Barich, Neil Bernstein, Emma Buckley, Cristiano Castelletti, James Clauss, Robert Cowan, Peter Davis, Alain Deremetz, Attila Ferenczi, Marco Fucecchi, Randall Ganiban, Mark Heerink, Alison Keith, Helen Lovatt, Gesine Manuwald, Ruth Parkes, Tim Stover, Ruth Taylor-Briggs, and Andrew Zissos.

Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1
Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, Book 1

Author: Gaius Valerius Flaccus

Publisher:

Published: 2008-07-17

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 0199219494

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It discusses, inter alia, the limited evidence for Valerius' life; the main features of his often difficult poetic language; the handling of the Argonautic myth in literature prior to Valerius; his innovative treatment of the inherited material; and his self-positioning within the broader literary tradition, particularly his sophisticated adaptation of formal and thematic elements from his two principal poetic models, Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica and Virgil's Aeneid. While the commentary is written for readers with some competence in Latin, the introduction, and the facing English translation, are thoroughly accessible to non-Latinate readers with an interest in Roman literature and in the ancient epic tradition."--BOOK JACKET.

A Commentary on Book 4 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica
A Commentary on Book 4 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica

Author: Paul Murgatroyd

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9047429052

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This volume consists of an introduction, the text of book 4 of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica, commentary, bibliography and index. However, it is not a standard philological commentary. Although it contains textual criticism (but only where meaning and appreciation are substantially affected) and explanation of sense and references (a vital basis for critical analysis), above all there is literary appreciation of Valerius' fourth book, which should help to bring about a revaluation of this largely neglected and sadly underestimated author. The book alerts readers to important aspects of Valerius' highly intellectual poetry, such as wit, humor, elegance, point, subtlety, narrative skill, and creative engagement with forerunners, especially Apollonius of Rhodes and Virgil.

Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book V
Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book V

Author: H.J.W. Wijsman

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9004329846

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The book contains a commentary on Book V of the Argonautica of Valerius Flaccus, paying attention to linguistic, philological and literary aspects. Line by line the words and phrases chosen, sources used and literary models are treated. The last commentary on all eight books of the Argonautica appeared a century ago (Langen 1896), so there is ample room to apply new views in Latin linguistics and concepts of literature. A small number of textual variants is supported.

Animal Encounters in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica
Animal Encounters in Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica

Author: Anne Elyse Tuttle Mackay

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-08-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9004519610

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This first in-depth study of Valerius Flaccus’ animals reveals their role in his poetic programme and the manifold ways in which he establishes their subjectivity. In one encounter, a trapped bird becomes a tragic victim, while the trapper is dehumanized. Elsewhere there are touching portrayals of animal/human camaraderie and friendship. Furthermore, Valerius’ provocative consideration of the ‘monstrous’ challenges simplistic definitions of any being’s nature, or the nature of relationships across species. His challenge entails profound ethical implications for his Roman readership, which resonate with us as we assess our own relationship to animals and the natural world today.