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Nice supplements, but not my favorite translation
Let's start with the good- this edition, a translation by Robert Hunter, has some of the nicest introductory and translation notes out there. Family trees, maps, and a LOT of end notes, this is an edition that someone put a lot of work into.However, I'm not a big fan of how the Argonautica itself is formatted here. Printing it as prose, not verse, and in fairly small print at that makes it basically impossible to read it with the kind of poetic rhythm that I generally look forward to when I'm reading a Greek epic. I found this translation itself a bit wordy and stuffy overall as well. It's certainly readable, but it's not my favorite.About the Argonautica itself though- well, it's no Odyssey, of course. But, if you are wanting to dig a little deeper into Greek epic poetry, this is a nice read. It can drag at times, especially when we just list character after character or veer into genealogies. But it also has great moments of drama and romance and even humor. It's clear Apollonius was banking on an audience familiar with Medea by Euripedes and makes good use of foreshadowing to build tension (the comparison to Ariadne and Theseus in book 3? So good.)All things considered, for a first read, I'd point people towards the Penguin Classics edition of the Poochigian translation instead (it doesn't have maps or family trees, but it is in verse and I found it a more accessible translation), but this one will do just fine if it being in prose isn't a problem for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
However, I'm not a big fan of how the Argonautica itself is formatted here. Printing it as prose, not verse, and in fairly small print at that makes it basically impossible to read it with the kind of poetic rhythm that I generally look forward to when I'm reading a Greek epic. I found this translation itself a bit wordy and stuffy overall as well. It's certainly readable, but it's not my favorite.
About the Argonautica itself though- well, it's no Odyssey, of course. But, if you are wanting to dig a little deeper into Greek epic poetry, this is a nice read. It can drag at times, especially when we just list character after character or veer into genealogies. But it also has great moments of drama and romance and even humor. It's clear Apollonius was banking on an audience familiar with Medea by Euripedes and makes good use of foreshadowing to build tension (the comparison to Ariadne and Theseus in book 3? So good.)
All things considered, for a first read, I'd point people towards the Penguin Classics edition of the Poochigian translation instead (it doesn't have maps or family trees, but it is in verse and I found it a more accessible translation), but this one will do just fine if it being in prose isn't a problem for you.
Nice supplements, but not my favorite translation
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
Let's start with the good- this edition, a translation by Robert Hunter, has some of the nicest introductory and translation notes out there. Family trees, maps, and a LOT of end notes, this is an edition that someone put a lot of work into.Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022
However, I'm not a big fan of how the Argonautica itself is formatted here. Printing it as prose, not verse, and in fairly small print at that makes it basically impossible to read it with the kind of poetic rhythm that I generally look forward to when I'm reading a Greek epic. I found this translation itself a bit wordy and stuffy overall as well. It's certainly readable, but it's not my favorite.
About the Argonautica itself though- well, it's no Odyssey, of course. But, if you are wanting to dig a little deeper into Greek epic poetry, this is a nice read. It can drag at times, especially when we just list character after character or veer into genealogies. But it also has great moments of drama and romance and even humor. It's clear Apollonius was banking on an audience familiar with Medea by Euripedes and makes good use of foreshadowing to build tension (the comparison to Ariadne and Theseus in book 3? So good.)
All things considered, for a first read, I'd point people towards the Penguin Classics edition of the Poochigian translation instead (it doesn't have maps or family trees, but it is in verse and I found it a more accessible translation), but this one will do just fine if it being in prose isn't a problem for you.
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Fabio Moretti
Vale a pena pelo preço, embora seja em prosa
Reviewed in Brazil on March 4, 2021
Fabio Moretti
Reviewed in Brazil on March 4, 2021
Essa edição tem um ótimo preço mas poucas informações sobre o livro na Amazon, então segue uma listinha de prós e contras:
Prós - é fácil de entender, tecnicamente eu sou do nível B2 de inglês, o que não é muito impressionante, mas mesmo assim eu li tranquilamente, parando pouquíssimas vezes para pesquisar o significado de alguma palavra; é um livro barato, não sei quanto está no momento em que você está lendo, mas eu paguei cerca de 17 reais; é um livro bem confortável de se segurar, além de uma capa bem bonita.
Contras - a letra é bem pequena, mas considerando o preço, acho justo, e não atrapalha a leitura, mas também não ajuda na fluidez; este, para mim, é o seu maior defeito, então atenção, NÃO É POEMA, é uma tradução em PROSA!! Uma pena, mas é uma boa tradução, quer dizer, não é o livro mais gostoso de ler, mas dá para ler (por conta de minha ignorância, confesso não saber se o livro não é tão legal quanto Homero ou Virgílio por causa do autor ou por causa da tradução.
Fatos (pontos nem positivos e nem negativos) - tem uma introdução de mais ou menos 20 páginas, bem, bem, bem introdutória, então se você estiver habituado com os estudo da cultura e literatura helênica, talvez não acrescente muito, mas se for seu primeiro, ou um dos primeiros contatos, pode ser bem interessante sim. O livro tem mapas, um pouco confusos a princípio, mas com o decorrer da história, ficam mais legíveis. Novamente, é uma tradução em prosa, eu acho isso ruim, mas há quem prefira, então vou reforçar esse ponto aqui.
Acho que é isso, pelo preço vale a pena, mas se você quiser algo mais "rico", talvez a edição da Penguin seja mais interessante, embora mais cara, bem mais cara (importante frisar que eu NÃO li essa edição, apenas baixei a amostra no Kindle, por isso note que disse que talvez seja!). De modo geral é isso, valeu! :)
Obs: caso não saiba, poema é um texto em versos, prosa é um texto corrido. CLARO que estou fazendo uma baita generalização, mas a princípio, é basicamente isso. Acho o fato de ser prosa um problema pois o texto original, em grego antigo, fora escrito em versos, isto é, um poema.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2022
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2020