Argonautica
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781565111363 (1565111362)
Publish date: April 1st 1996
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Minutes: 360
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Humanities,
Literature,
Epic,
Cultural,
Poetry,
Greece,
Ancient,
Classical Studies,
Epic Poetry
Series: Loeb Classical Library 0 (#1)
Well, here I am sitting at home, on a public holiday, writing a review of a book that I have just finished. Well, maybe I should be out doing something else, but sometimes just sitting at home with a hot cup of tea is just as enjoyable. Anyway, apparently there is a horse race on today, a race that ...
It is hard to pin down why Argo is not a particularly satisfying read. It is unfair to compare any author to Homer, although the style, antiquity, and subject matter of this book invite the comparison. Apollonius is at his best when he is describing scenes like Medea's indecision over whether to go ...
Good story, but not my favorite.
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