Untimely Epic: Apollonius Rhodius' Argonautica by Tom Phillips (English) Hardcov

Description: Untimely Epic by Tom Phillips Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Untimely Epic offers a new interpretation of time in Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica: rather than focusing predominantly on the structure of the narrative, it employs a range of theoretical concepts drawn from ancient and modern criticism to address how the poem shapes readers experience of time and temporality. Publisher Description Apollonius Rhodius Argonautica is a voyage across time as well as space. The Argonauts encounter monsters, nymphs, shepherds, and kings who represent earlier stages of the cosmos or human society; they are given glimpses into the future, and themselves effect changes in the world through which they travel. Readers undergo a still more complex form of temporal transport, enabled not just to imagine themselves into the deep past, but to examine the layers ofpoetic and intellectual history from which Apollonius crafts his poem. Taking its lead from ancient critical preoccupations with poetrys ethical significance, this volume argues thatthe Argonautica produces an understanding of time and temporal experience which ramifies variously in readers lives. When describing the people and creatures who occupied the past, Apollonius extends readers capacity for empathetic response to the worlds inhabited by others. In the ecphrasis of Jasons cloak and the account of Jasons conversations with Medea, readers are invited to scrutinize the relationship between exempla and temporal change, while episodes such as the taking ofthe Golden Fleece explore links between perceptions and their temporal situation. Running through the poem, and through the readings that comprise this book, is an attention to the intellectual potential of theuntimely DL objects, experience, and language which do not belong straightforwardly to a particular time. Treatment of such phenomena is crucial to the poems aspiration to inform and expand readers understanding of themselves as subjects in and of history. Author Biography Following graduate work at the University of Oxford, Tom Phillips was a Junior Research Fellow and then a Supernumerary Fellow at Merton College. He moved to the University of Manchester in September 2018 where he is currently Lecturer in Classical Literature. His research focuses on archaic and classical lyric, Hellenistic poetry, and ancient scholarly culture. Details ISBN 0198848560 ISBN-13 9780198848561 Title Untimely Epic Author Tom Phillips Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 368 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:161075786; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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