Apollonios Rhodios The Argonautika. Translated and with an introduction, commentary and glossary by Peter Green. University of California Press, 490 pages, $60 The story of Jason and the Argonauts has captured the imaginations of translators, adapters, movie producers, and pedants, but until...

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In the following excerpt, Beye explores the literary background of the Argonautica, outlines the plot of the work, and argues that its difficult structure and unanswered questions create difficulties for readers.

In the following excerpt, Hunter examines how Virgil incorporated the Argonautica into his Aeneid as a source of motifs and as a model for poetic techniques.

In the excerpt below, Nyberg replies to the criticism that the Argonautica lacks narrative unity, arguing that the poem's unity is found in its themes and imagery.