Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book I : : a commentary / / by A.J. Kleywegt.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 262
• Author: Kleywegt, A. J.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 262.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (528 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, Book one; Preliminary Material /; THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SUBJECT 1–4 /; THE INVOCATION 5–21 /; ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 22–90 /; PREPARATIONS AND ASSEMBLY 91–183 /; PRAYERS AND FAREWELLS 184–349 /; DEPARTURE AND CATALOGUE 350–497 /; PROTECTION AND PROPHECY 498–573 /; SEA AND STORM 574–699 /; HOME AND PARENTS 700–850 /; BIBLIOGRAPHY /; INDICES /; SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE /; Argonautica.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [493]-503) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1280859628; 9786610859627; 1429427078; 9047405676; 1433707012
• ISSN: 0169-8958
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by A.J. Kleywegt.

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.