A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 2

by Matthew Robinson

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199589399
• ISBN13: 9780199589395
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"