TY - BOOK ID - 119259341 TI - Valerius Flaccus, Vespasian und die Argo : zur zeithistorischen Perspektivierung des Mythos in den Argonautica PY - 2023 SN - 9789004526143 9004526145 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Epic poetry, Latin KW - Civil war in literature. KW - Kings and rulers in literature. KW - Literature and history. KW - History and criticism. KW - Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, KW - Argonautica (Valerius Flaccus, Gaius) KW - Civil war in literature KW - Kings and rulers in literature KW - Literature and history KW - Valerius Flaccus, Gaius, - active 1st century. - Argonautica KW - Guerre civile KW - Littérature latine KW - Dans la littérature KW - Thèmes, motifs. KW - Valerius Flaccus, Caius (0045?-0090?). KW - Rome UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:119259341 AB - Written in the aftermath of Nero's downfall, the Year of the Four Emperors and the rise of Vespasian, Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica departs significantly from earlier treatments of the Argonautic myth. This monograph explores how the epic's fusion of foreign conquest with civil war, its depiction of rulers and tyrants, and its disconcerting portrayal of the gods may have resonated with its contemporary audience. The proposed readings suggest that the poem reflects approval of Vespasian's rule, yet ambiguously leaves open the question of whether the future of Flavian Rome will hold everlasting peace or another civil war ER -