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Author:

Thalmann, William G., 1947-

Title:

Apollonius of Rhodes and the spaces of Hellenism / William G. Thalmann.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiv, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Apollonius,--Rhodius.--Argonautica.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic--History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Argonauts (Greek mythology) in literature.
Hellenism in literature.
Space and time in literature.
Space in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Outline of an approach -- "The long pathways of the sea": space and time in the Argonautika -- Greece as center -- Colonial spaces -- Contact: Colchis and the interplay of similarity and difference -- Rivers, shores, margins, and boundaries -- The roundabout homecoming -- Conclusion: Alexandria, poetry, and space -- References.

Series:

Classical culture and society

ISBN:

0199731578
9780199731572

OCLC:

(OCoLC)657080408

LCCN:

2010033358

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)