Transgressive Heroism

Transgressive Heroism
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9783111562629
ISBN-13 : 311156262X
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Download or read book Transgressive Heroism written by Raymond Marks and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-10-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman epic is traditionally understood to advance a masculine, martial form of heroism. In his version of the Argonaut legend, the Argonautica, 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 Metamorphoses 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.


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