Summary
Apollonius of Rhodes: Epic of the Argonauts
The indisputable artistic qualities that make the Epic unique in the entire ancient epic literary heritage are: giving the illusion of reality to the fairy-tale legend about a group of Argonauts traveling to collect the Golden Fleece in Colchis; the great skill of writing an epic poem from a personal point of view; dramatic exposure an unerring eye for a dramatic moment; natural sense of humor, pronounced psychological observation, i.e. depicting the mental states of individual personalities, which results in very colorful characters in the Epic.
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