Ovid, Fasti 1: A Commentary - Couverture rigide

Green, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004139850 ISBN 13 : 9789004139855

Editeur : Brill, 2004

Synopsis

This commentary provides a detailed analysis of the first book of Ovid's Fasti, a complex poem which takes as its central framework the Roman calendar in the late Augustan/early Tiberian period and purports to deal with its religious festivals and their origins. Book 1 covers the month of January, and has proven to be particularly challenging to readers in light of the apparent revision/reworking of the text undertaken by the poet whilst in exile. This commentary - the most extensive yet on any single book of the poem - locates the text of Book 1 firmly in its literary, historical and socio-political contexts and seeks both to incorporate and build on the recent scholarship on the poem. In light of the special nature of Book 1, the commentary is prefaced by two introductory sections, the second of which tackles head-on the problems (and dynamics) of post-exilic reworking of the text.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Steven J. Green, Ph.D. (1999) in Classics, University of Manchester, is currently Lecturer in Classics at the University of Manchester. He has published on various aspects of Augustan literature (particularly Ovid), including the interaction between literature and both topography and religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004139850
• ISBN 13: 9789004139855
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 382
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• Personne responsable: non disponible