Ovid: Times and Reasons
A New Translation of Fasti
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 31 March 2011
- ISBN 9780198149743
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages228 pages
- Size 218x144x20 mm
- Weight 424 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
A new prose translation into modern English of Ovid's Fasti, a brilliantly varied and original poem based on the festivals of the Roman year. A specially written Introduction explains the background to the poem, and enables the reader to appreciate its subtleties.
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Ovid's Fasti, based on the festivals of the Roman year, is a brilliantly varied and original poem by one of the world's greatest storytellers, written in the late years of the emperor Augustus and cut short (only six books of the planned twelve were written) when the emperor sent the poet into exile. Its tone ranges from tragedy to farce, and its subject matter from astronomy and obscure ritual to Roman history and Greek mythology. Among the stories Ovid tells at length are Arion and the dolphin, the rape of Lucretia, the adventures of Dido's sister, the Great Mother's journey to Rome, the killing of Remus, the bloodsucking birds, and the murderous daughter of King Servius. The poem has been unjustly neglected until recently, and this accurate prose translation into modern English, with a scene-setting Introduction, will enable readers to appreciate its subtleties.
a thorough and meticulous work, distinguished by accuracy and fidelity to the Latin, and it will surely suit the serious Latinless reader who desires a reliable guide t o this challenging and remarkable poem.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Note on the Text and Translation
Select Bibliography
Book 1: January
Book 2: February
Book 3: March
Book 4: April
Book 5: May
Book 6: June
Explanatory Notes
Glossary
Index of Names
