Times and Reasons: A New Translation of Fasti
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-814974-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Accurate prose translation, with careful paragraphing, will enable readers to follow a complex and allusive text
Introduction and Explanatory Notes provide background and contextual information
Index of Names supplies an essential tool for explaining Ovid's many allusions
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. Ist tone ranges from tragedy to farce, and ist 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 ist subtleties.
Zielgruppe
Scholars and students of classics; readers with an interest in Roman history, Latin poetry, mythology.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
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
