Utopia and Utopian Thought in Valerius Flaccus´ Argonautica
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Golden Age, Flavian Epic, Epic Poetry, UtopiaAbstract
Ancient literature offers a wide collection of narratives associated with utopian thought; through these stories, it is possible to visualize models and dynamics that, to a greater or lesser extent, touch on traditional paradigms such as the Golden Age or social criticism. This paper identifies how Valerius Flaccus used utopian narrative to configure the literary universe of his Argonautica. The passages from his poem, selected to study this topic, enable to trace this construct and the possible political intentions it conceals. It is concluded that the contribution of the Flavian poet to utopian narrative consists in the characterization of a macrocosmic structure that attempts to overcome, under the figure of a ruling god, the reign of his predecessor through particular signs: the alternation of universal dominion, the promotion of individual heroism and the renunciation of the preceding model.
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