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In Search of the Argonauts - The Remarkable History of Jason and the Golden Fleece (Hardcover)
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In Search of the Argonauts - The Remarkable History of Jason and the Golden Fleece (Hardcover)
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Few classical stories are as exciting as that of Jason and the
Golden Fleece. The legend of the boy, who discovers a new identity
as son of a usurped king and leads a crew of demi-gods and famous
heroes, has resonated through the ages, rumbling like the clashing
rocks, which almost pulverised the Argo. The myth and its reception
inspires endless engagements: while it tells of a quest to the ends
of the earth, of the tyrants Pelias and Aetes, of dragons' teeth,
of the loss of Hylas (beloved of Hercules) stolen away by nymphs,
and of Jason's seduction of the powerful witch Medea (later
betrayed for a more useful princess), it speaks to us of more: of
gender and sexuality; of heroism and lost integrity; of powerful
gods and terrifying monsters; of identity and otherness; of
exploration and exploitation. The Argonauts are emblems of
collective heroism, yet also of the emptiness of glory. From Pindar
to J. W. Waterhouse, Apollonius of Rhodes to Ray Harryhausen, and
Robert Graves to Mary Zimmerman, the Argonaut myth has produced
later interpretations as rich, salty and complex as the ancient
versions. Helen Lovatt here unravels, like untangled sea-kelp, the
diverse strands of the narrative and its numerous and fascinating
afterlives. Her book will prove both informative and endlessly
entertaining to those who love classical literature and myth.
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