The Voyage of Argo

Name: The Voyage of Argo
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics / Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780140440850-PRUSDTR-US
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The Argonautica

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English • Age Adult - Adult

224 pages • 5.08 x 7.77 x 0.52 in

Approx. weight: 0.38 lb

Publication date: 30 Apr,1959

Barcode: 9780140440850 • Penguin Publishing Group : Penguin Classics / Penguin Classics

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By: Apollonius of Rhodes

Written in the third century BC in Alexandria, this is the only full surviving account of Jason's legendary quest for the Golden Fleece. It describes the thrilling adventures of the Argonauts on their voyage to Colchis to plead with king Aeetes for the fleece, his greatest treasure - and the Eros-inspired passion felt by his daughter, the beautiful witch-princess Medea, for the scheming Jason. Chronicling a journey that sees Jason and his crew traverse perilous seas, negotiate the treacherous Cyanean Rocks, and confront the lure of the Sirens' song, The Voyage of Argo is a masterful depiction of distinctly human heroism and betrayal caused by love. An eloquent marriage of romance and realism, it tells the definitive version of one of the greatest legends of the classical age: an epic tale of bravery, prophecy and magic.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.