{"product_id":"transgressive-heroism-gender-genre-and-ovid-in-valerius-flaccus-argonautica-9783111562544","title":"Transgressive Heroism: Gender, Genre, and Ovid in Valerius Flaccus' \u003eArgonautica","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoman epic is traditionally understood to advance a masculine, martial form of heroism. In his version of the Argonaut legend, the \u003cem\u003eArgonautica\u003c\/em\u003e, however, Valerius Flaccus challenges that prevailing ethos of the genre by turning Medea, Jason's love interest in the story, into a heroic figure and Jason himself into her emasculated victim. The present study charts this plotline as it unfolds in the second half of Valerius' epic, finding its key source of inspiration in the poetry of Ovid with its tales of transgressive love, gender-bending, and unconventional heroism. Employing an extensive program of allusion to his \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e and elegiac works, Valerius transforms Medea from the innocent, vulnerable girl we see in her first appearance in the poem into a threatening, powerful, and masculine figure, who not only helps Jason fulfill his quest for the golden fleece, but eclipses him as hero in the process. Readers of this study will gain insight into Valerius' inventive reworking of the Argonaut myth and innovations within the epic genre as well as a greater appreciation for Ovid's influence on Roman epic poetry in the first century CE. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond David Marks\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 10\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes #175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111562544","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176856354953,"sku":"9783111562544","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_af864231-566a-4783-925d-5519dd3aae2e.jpg?v=1733216108","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/transgressive-heroism-gender-genre-and-ovid-in-valerius-flaccus-argonautica-9783111562544","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}