Valerii Flacci Argonautica I: Commento

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Recent years have witnessed a marked increase in scholarly interest in Valerius Flaccus s Argonautica. Numerous analyses, discussions and commentaries on the poetical art of this difficult epic have appeared. This volume provides a philological commentary on the first book of the Argonautica. Special attention is paid to the sources upon which Valerius drew, and a comparison made with earlier literary tradition (in particular with the first book of Vergil s Aeneid, but also with Seneca s tragedies). In addition, the language, style and compositional techniques which were peculiar to epic during the Flavian period are studied. Frontmatter......Page 1 Prefazione......Page 5 Indice......Page 7 Introduzione......Page 9 Commento......Page 34 50......Page 71 100......Page 97 150......Page 119 200......Page 139 250......Page 158 300......Page 178 350......Page 198 400......Page 225 450......Page 245 500......Page 270 550......Page 291 600......Page 317 650......Page 337 700......Page 359 750......Page 375 800......Page 401 850......Page 419 Bibliografia......Page 421