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This revelatory exploration of Book One of the Argonautica rescues Jason from his status as the ineffectual hero of Apollonius epic poem. James J. Clauss argues that by posing the question, Who is the best of the Argonauts? Apollonius redefines the epic hero and creates, in Jason, a man more realistic and less awesome than his Homeric predecessors, one who is vulnerable, dependent on the help of others, even morally questionable, yet ultimately successful. In bringing Apollonius curious and demanding poem to life, Clauss illuminates two features of the poets narrative style: his ubiquitous allusions to the poetry of others, especially Homer, and the carefully balanced structural organization of his episodes. The poets subtextual interplay is explored, as is his propensity for underscoring the manipulation of the poetry of others through ring composition.

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The Best of the Argonauts
HELLENISTIC CULTURE AND SOCIETY
General Editors: Anthony W. Bulloch, Erich S. Gruen, A. A. Long, and Andrew F. Stewart
I. Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age, by Peter Green
II. Hellenism in the East: The Interaction of Greek and Non-Greek Civilizations from Syria to Central Asia after Alexander, edited by Amlie Kuhrt and Susan Sherwin- White
III. The Question of "Eclecticism": Studies in Later Greek Philosophy, edited by J. M. Dillon and A. A. Long
IV. Antigonus the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State, by Richard A. Billows
V. A History of Macedonia, by R. Malcolm Errington, translated by Catherine Errington
VI. Attic Letter-Cutters of 229 to 86 B.C., by Stephen V. Tracy
VII. The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World, by Luciano Canfora
VIII. Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind, by Julia Annas
IX. Hellenistic Culture and History, by Peter Green et al.
X. The Best of the Argonauts: The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica, by James J. Clauss
XI. Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics, by Andrew Stewart
XII. Images and Ideologies: Self-Definition in the Hellenistic World, by A. W. Bulloch et al.
XIII. From Samarkand to Sardis: A New Approach to the Seleucid Empire, by Susan Sherwin- White and Amlie Kuhrt
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The Best of the Argonauts
The Redefinition of the Epic Hero in Book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica
James J. Clauss
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University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd.
Oxford, England
1993 by
The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Clauss, James Joseph.
The Best of the Argonauts : the redefinition of the epic hero in
book 1 of Apollonius's Argonautica / James J. Clauss.
p. cm. (Hellenistic culture and society; 10)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-520-07925-6 (alk. paper)
1. Apollonius, Rhodius. Argonautica. 2. Argonauts (Greek
mythology) in literature. 3. Epic poetry, GreekHistory and
criticism. 4. Jason (Greek mythology) in literature. 5. Heroes
GreeceMythology. 6. Heroes in literature. I. Title
II. Series.
PA3872.Z4C57 1993
883'.01-dc20 92-4983
CIP
Printed in the United States of America
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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Famili Carissim
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O bright Apollo What god man or hero Shall I place a tin wreath upon - photo 3O bright Apollo What god man or hero Shall I place a tin wreath upon - photo 4
O bright Apollo,
What god man or hero Shall I place a tin wreath upon EZRA P - photo 5
What god, man, or hero
Shall I place a tin wreath upon!
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EZRA POUND, HUGH SELWYN MAUBERLEY III.5760
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Contents
Preface
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Abbreviations and References
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Introduction: Themes and Methodology
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The Argonautic Program
The Proemium (Argo. 1.122)
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The Argonautic Hero in Question
The Catalogue (Argo. 1.23233)
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Unheroic Contrasts
The Departure from Iolcus (Argo. 1.234316)
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The Best of the Argonauts Defined
Preparations at Pagasae (Argo. 1.317518)
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The Wrath of Thetis
Journey from Pagasae to Lemnos (Argo. 1.519608)
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Sojourn on Lemnos (Argo. 1.609909)
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