{"product_id":"1548-argonautica-by-valerius-flaccus-antique-poetry-vellim-binding","title":"1548 ARGONAUTICA by VALERIUS FLACCUS antique POETRY vellim binding","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eCAII VALERII FLACCI (VALERIUS FLACCUS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eARGONAUTICA\u003cbr\u003eIoan. Baptistae Pii carmen ex quarto Argonauticon Apollonii. \u003cbr\u003eOrphei Argonautica, innominato interprete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyon (Lugduni), Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal limp vellum binding, manuscript title to the spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition , except bookblock is starting to detach from the binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 3 by 5 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eText in Latin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e============================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003eThe Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic epic (though Callimachus' Aetia is substantially extant through fragments), the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis. \u003cbr\u003eTheir heroic adventures and Jason's relationship with the Colchian princess\/sorceress Medea were already well known to Hellenistic audiences, which enabled Apollonius to go beyond a simple narrative, giving it a scholarly emphasis suitable to the times. It was the age of the great Library of Alexandria, and his epic incorporates his research in geography, ethnography, comparative religion, and Homeric literature. However, his main contribution to the epic tradition lies in his development of the love between hero and heroine – he seems to have been the first narrative poet to study \"the pathology of love\".\u003cbr\u003eHis Argonautica had a profound impact on Latin poetry: it was translated by Varro Atacinus and imitated by Valerius Flaccus, it influenced Catullus and Ovid, and it provided Virgil with a model for his Roman epic, the Aeneid.\u003cbr\u003e=============================\u003cbr\u003eGaius Valerius Flaccus (died c.?AD 90) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the \"Silver Age\" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin Argonautica that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic\u003cbr\u003e ===============================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see my other auctions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51992371134766,"sku":null,"price":714.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/203488-003jpg.jpg?v=1775147180","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1548-argonautica-by-valerius-flaccus-antique-poetry-vellim-binding","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}