Written after he had been banished to the Black Sea city of Tomis by Emperor Augustus, the Fasti is Ovid's last major poetic work. Both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles, it weaves together tales of gods and citizens together to explore Rome's history, religious beliefs and traditions. It may also be read as a subtle but powerful political manifesto which derides Augustus' attempts to control his subjects by imposing his own mythology upon them: after celebrating the emperor as a Jupiter-on-earth, for example, Ovid deliberately juxtaposes a story showing the king of the gods as a savage rapist.
Endlessly playful, this is also a work of integrity and courage, and a superb climax to the life of one of Rome's greatest writers.
| ISBN: | 9780140446906 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2000 |
| Author: | Ovid, A J Boyle, R D Woodard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets Ancient, classical and medieval texts |
Written after he had been banished to the Black Sea city of Tomis by Emperor Augustus, the Fasti is Ovid's last major poetic work. Both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles, it weaves together tales of gods and citizens together to explore Rome's history, religious beliefs and traditions.
Fasti features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets, Ancient, classical and medieval texts
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Fasti was written by Ovid, A J Boyle, R D Woodard and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Fasti has 360 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
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