{"product_id":"apollonius-argonautica-and-the-homeric-brian-mcphee-9789004715103","title":"Apollonius' Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns: A Study in Hymnody, Hero Cult, and Homeric Reception","description":"Apollonius represents a crucial link in the epic tradition spanning Homer and Vergil, but arrestingly, his epic \u003ci\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/i\u003e rather begins and ends in the style of a \u003ci\u003eHomeric Hymn\u003c\/i\u003e. This book contends that Apollonius thus frames his poem as an innovative synthesis of both branches of his Homeric inheritance: an \"epic hymn\" that simultaneously commemorates its protagonists' glorious deeds and venerates them in their religious capacity as divinized cult heroes. This study--the first-ever in-depth investigation of Apollonius' profound engagement with the hymnic Homer--promises to reorient scholarly understandings of the \u003ci\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/i\u003e's novel narrative strategies, its inclusive conception of heroism, and indeed, its very generic affiliations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian McPhee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900471510X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004715103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Brian McPhee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46546154225919,"sku":"9789004715103","price":163.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ccc5e36-0260-439b-8442-947c398d6145.jpg?v=1738184258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apollonius-argonautica-and-the-homeric-brian-mcphee-9789004715103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}