{"product_id":"apollonius-argonautica-9783112228081","title":"Apollonius' \u003eArgonautica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApollonius and the Poetics of Controversy\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary study of Apollonius' \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e against the backdrop of the contentious scholarly environment of the Alexandrian Library during its golden age. Jackie Murray analyzes the epic as a sophisticated participant in the intellectual and scientific debates of the era, arguing that Apollonius deliberately engages with his contemporaries in literary, philosophical, astronomical, historical, and mythological controversies to establish his own epistemic authority as an epic poet and give weight to his radical version of the Argo's voyage. The study highlights how the \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e creates intellectual space for competing truth claims to coexist, transforming the epic from a vehicle for traditional storytelling into a stage for dynamic intellectual inquiry. Ultimately, Jackie Murray argues that Apollonius redefines what it means for an epic to be truly \"Homeric\", i.e., to incite scholarly controversies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackie Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes #210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783112228081","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348232482953,"sku":"9783112228081","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_47b4a836-51ca-424d-b188-cd0713b4870a.jpg?v=1789455630","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/apollonius-argonautica-9783112228081","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}