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title: author: publisher: isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: ebook isbn13: language: subject publication date: lcc: ddc: subject: The Best of the Argonauts HELLENISTIC CULTURE AND SOCIETY General Editors: Anthony W. Bulloch, Erich S. Gruen, A. A. Long, and Andrew F. Stewart I. Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age, by Peter Green II. Hellenism in the East: The Interaction of Greek and Non-Greek Civilizations from Syria to Central Asia after Alexander, edited by Amélie Kuhrt and Susan Sherwin-White III. The Question of "Eclecticism": Studies in Later Greek Philosophy, edited by J. M. Dillon and A. A. Long IV. Antigonus the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State, by Richard A. Billows V. A History of Macedonia, by R. Malcolm Errington, translated by Catherine Errington VI. Attic Letter-Cutters of 229 to 86 , by Stephen V. Tracy B.C. VII. The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World, by Luciano Canfora VIII. Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind, by Julia Annas IX. Hellenistic Culture and History, by Peter Green et al. X. The Best of the Argonauts: The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica, by James J. Clauss XI. Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics, by Andrew Stewart XII. Images and Ideologies: Self-Definition in the Hellenistic World, by A. W. Bulloch et al. XIII. From Samarkand to Sardis: A New Approach to the Seleucid Empire, by Susan Sherwin-White and Amélie Kuhrt Page iii The Best of the Argonauts The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica James J. Clauss Page iv University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. Oxford, England ©1993 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Clauss, James Joseph. The Best of the Argonauts : the redefinition of the epic hero in book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica / James J. Clauss. p. cm. (Hellenistic culture and society; 10) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-520-07925-6 (alk. paper) 1. Apollonius, Rhodius. Argonautica. 2. Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature. 3. Epic poetry, GreekHistory and criticism. 4. Jason (Greek mythology) in literature. 5. Heroes GreeceMythology. 6. Heroes in literature. I. Title II. Series. PA3872.Z4C57 1993 883'.01-dc20 92-4983 CIP Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Page v Familiæ Carissimæ Page vii O bright Apollo, What god, man, or hero Shall I place a tin wreath upon! 5760 EZRA POUND, HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLEY III. Page ix Contents Preface xi Abbreviations and References xv Introduction: Themes and Methodology 1 1 14 The Argonautic Program The Proemium (Argo. 1.122) 2 26 The Argonautic Hero in Question The Catalogue (Argo. 1.23233) 3 37 Unheroic Contrasts The Departure from Iolcus (Argo. 1.234316) 4 57 The Best of the Argonauts Defined Preparations at Pagasae (Argo. 1.317518) 5 88 The Wrath of Thetis Journey from Pagasae to Lemnos (Argo. 1.519608) 6 106 Sojourn on Lemnos (Argo. 1.609909) 7 148 Initiation and Lustration Sojourn on Oros Arkton (Argo. 1.9101152)

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This revelatory exploration of Book One of the Argonautica rescues Jason from his status as the ineffectual hero of Apollonius' epic poem. James J. Clauss argues that by posing the question, "Who is the best of the Argonauts?" Apollonius redefines the epic hero and creates, in Jason, a man more real
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