"Thematic patterns in the ""Argonautica"" of Apollonius Rhodius: A study in the imagery of similes"

It is the aim of this dissertation to 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 epic and will foreshadow events in the lives of the characters, particularly Jason and Medea, beyond the scope of the Argonautica. Apollonius also has made use of similes which indicate contrasts and comparisons, which are not made explicit in the narrative proper, between the main characters of the epic.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Classics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Broeniman, Clifford Scott

Contributors dc:contributor

• Newman, John Kevin

• Literature, Classical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Broeniman, Clifford Scott

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9010811
(UMI)AAI9010811

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21942