| A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 2 Contributor(s): Robinson, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199589399 ISBN-13: 9780199589395 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $232.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (2.25 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Fasti is one of Ovid's most complex, inventive, and remarkable works. In presenting the Roman calendar in poetic form, it encompasses an unusually wide range of subjects, a labyrinth of religious rites, historical events, and astronomical myths that can place significant demands on the reader. This commentary on Book 2 - the first detailed commentary in English for 80 years - guides the reader through the maze of diverse material towards a fuller appreciation of the poem, through detailed analysis of its religious, historical, political, and literary background. |