Ovid Fasti: Books I-III

by Anna Everett Beek

Ovid's Fasti is a journey through ancient Rome, using the calendar as a guide. The reader of this poem tours the monuments of the Augustan-era city, witnesses both urban and rustic seasonal festivals, and commemorates the epic events of long-past history. The reader also experiences the passage of the year, as measured by the natural world: the rising and setting of constellations, the migration of birds, and the comforting rhythms of agriculture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802077286
• ISBN13: 9781802077285
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 7.9"