Despite the dearth of contemporary witnesses for the late Augustan and early Tiberian Principates, Ovid's Fasti has remained curiously untapped as a historical source for the period. The aim of this new research is to show that the poem of some five thousand lines on the Roman c…
The Irish Celebrating is a collection of essays which focuses on the complex dynamics of celebrating, its significance and its scope, through Ireland's past and present experience. This book studies the dual aspects of celebrating -'the festive' and 'the.
Ovid, Fasti, book 2
by Robinson, Matthew, (Matthew John), Ovid
fromOxford classical monographs
The 'Fasti' is one of Ovid's most complex, inventive, and remarkable works. This commentary on Book 2 guides the reader towards a fuller appreciation of the poem, through detailed analysis of its religious, historical, political, and literary background.
Ovid Fasti book 2
by Ovid, Robinson, Matthew, (Matthew John)
fromOxford classical monographs