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Ovid : times and reasons : a new translation of Fasti / translated by Peter Wiseman, Anne Wiseman.

Author/creator	Ovid
Other author	Wiseman, T. P. (Timothy Peter)
Other author	Wiseman, Anne.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description	xxxvii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Didactic poetry, Latin--Translations into English. Rites and ceremonies--Rome. --Poetry. Festivals--Rome. --Poetry. Rome--Religious life and customs. --Poetry.

Uniform title	Fasti. English
Variant title	Ovid, times and reasons
Portion of title	Times and reasons
Portion of title	New translation of Fasti
Summary	"Ovid's 'Fasti' based on the festivals of the Roman year, is a brilliantly varied and original poem by one of the world's greateset 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 shield that fell from heaven, 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"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of dust jacket.
General note	Translation of: Fasti.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references ([xxxiv]-xxxvii) and index.
Language	Translated from the Latin.
LCCN	2011921141
ISBN	9780198149743 (hbk.)
ISBN	0198149743 (hbk.)

Ovid : times and reasons : a new translation of Fasti / translated by Peter Wiseman, Anne Wiseman.

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