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A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 2
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780199589395
- ISBN-10: 0199589399
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publish Date: January 2011
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Page Count: 592
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