Ovid
Subtitle: times and reasons : a new translation of Fasti
By: translated by Peter Wiseman, Anne Wiseman
Contributors: Wiseman, T. P. (Timothy Peter); Wiseman, Anne
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780198149743
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Latin Didactic poetry; Festivals; Translations into English; Poetry; Rites and ceremonies
Other titles: Ovid, times and reasons; Times and reasons; New translation of Fasti
Work titles: Fasti
Description: "Ovid's 'Fasti' based on the festivals of the Roman year, is a brilliantly varied and original poem by one of the world's greateset 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 shield that fell from heaven, 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"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of dust jacket.
Notes: Translation of: Fasti.

Includes bibliographical references ([xxxiv]-xxxvii) and index.

Translated from the Latin.