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Ovid: Times and Reasons - A New Translation of Fasti (Hardcover, New)
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Ovid: Times and Reasons - A New Translation of Fasti (Hardcover, New)
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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.
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