A commentary on Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica III 1-471 / / by Malcolm Campbell.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 141
• Author: Campbell, Malcolm (Ancient Greek scholar)
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1994.
• Year of Publication: 1994
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 141.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 424 pages)

This is a commentary on the third book of Apollonius' Argonautica , one of the most influential and admired products of the Hellenistic era. The author sets out to deal comprehensively with all important aspects of the work; in particular, proper attention is paid for the first time to the poet's constant manipulation of the two Homeric epics; many thorny problems of text and interpretation are examined afresh; and a wealth of hitherto unadduced illustrative material drawn from Greek and Roman poetry of various genres and periods is used to shed light on a number of issues. The volume closes with a series of detailed digestive indexes dealing with diction, models and imitations, language and style, metre, transmission, mythology, religion, geography, ethnography and aetiology.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Malcolm Campbell -- Commentary / Malcolm Campbell -- Prefatory Note / Malcolm Campbell -- Greek Words / Malcolm Campbell -- Greek Authors / Malcolm Campbell -- Latin Authors / Malcolm Campbell -- Composition, Language and Style, Metre and Prosody / Malcolm Campbell -- The Argonautica, Text, Testimonia, Scholia / Malcolm Campbell -- Mythology, Religion, Geography, Ethnography, Aetiology / Malcolm Campbell -- Supplements to Mnemosyne.