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The Argonautica: Apollonius' New Epic, Christopher Frank
The Argonautica: Apollonius' New Epic, Christopher Frank
Anthós Journal (1990-1996)
Apollonius’ Argonautica takes as its general form the epic tradition of Homer, but often diverges from traditional paths in order to show trends in Hellenistic life. The poem is generally thought of as an Imitation, but its complex imitations do not perfectly follow the Homeric epic tradition. This paper points out the influences that led to these differences and then suggests that ultimately Apollonius is making a concrete and interesting statement about his own culture.