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"Thematic patterns in the ""Argonautica"" of Apollonius Rhodius: A study in the imagery of similes"
… demonstrate how the similes of the Apollonius' Argonautica, which are connected by theme, are meant to be read and understood as a unit. These unified similes-groups reveal thematic patterns which parallel those already developed in the epic narrative. The similes foreshadow events later in the …
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Nature, imperialism, and the ethics of war in Flavian epic
This dissertation argues that Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica, Silius Italicus’ Punica, and Papinius Statius’ Thebaid use human encounters with nature to reflect on the morality of their poems’ central characters. Interactions and conflicts with nature occur at programmatic points in the poems, …
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Fictions of Female Voices in Hellenistic Poetry
… the female voice. Chapter 3 focuses on the Argonautica of Apollonius. The poem responds pointedly to the Homeric codification of the female voice; this is detectable at the level of narrative voice and in several junctures of the poem. The chapter shows that women in the Argonautica make …
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Female characterisation in the epic poetry of P. Papinius Statius
… Euripides' Phoenissae and Hypsipyle, Apollonius' Argonautica and Seneca's Phoenissae. Naturally Homer's Iliad provided many of the poetical techniques for depicting the pathos of young warriors killed in battle and the subsequent grief of their relatives. A vital consideration, given Statius' …