Ovid: Times and Reasons - A New Translation of Fasti

Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor Peter Wiseman is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Exeter Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Ovid, Anne Wiseman, Peter Wiseman, Peter/ Wiseman Wiseman, T P Wiseman, T. P. Wiseman
• Assisted by: Anne Wiseman (Translation), Peter Wiseman (Translation), Peter (Emeritus Professor of Classics Wiseman (Translation), Wiseman Anne (Translation), Wiseman Peter (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2011
• EAN: 9780198149743
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814974-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory