"The Argonautica" Of Apollonius Rhodius: Translated Into English Prose From the Text of R. Merkel

Excerpt from "The Argonautica" Of Apollonius Rhodius: Translated Into English Prose From the Text of R. Merkel

In the library at Alexandria he remained until his death in 181, happy enough, no doubt, amongst the endless treasures of that vast repository of art and learning.

Of his work that has come down to us, too little notice has been taken by English scholars for though his style at times bears too evident traces of laboured study, the structure of his poem is Simple and straightforward. The mind is not burdened by a multiplicity of episodes, the descriptions are singularly beautiful, and the similes, which are abundant and varied, show the hand of a master, who, if he did sometimes imitate, had at least something graceful of his own to add to what he borrowed, and not infrequently paid back his loan with interest.

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