Assistant Professor Brian McPhee from the Program in Cultures, Civilizations, and Ideas has published a monograph with Brill Academic Publishers. The book, Apollonius’ Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns, offers the first-ever in-depth investigation of Apollonius’ profound engagement with the hymnic Homer. Published as part of the “Mnemosyne Supplements” series, McPhee’s book argues that the “Argonautica” does not simply follow the conventions of the Homeric epics but also adopts generic and stylistic features from the “Homeric Hymns,” particularly at both its beginning and end. This unique framing, according to Dr. McPhee, offers new perspectives on how Apollonius reshaped the expectations of epic poetry. Read the book here.