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A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 6

By Littlewood, R. Joy

A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 6 Social Sciences

A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 6

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After a period of neglect, Ovid's elegiac poem on the Roman calendar has been the focus of much recent scholarship. In her comprehensive and scholarly study of the final book, Joy Littlewood analyzes Ovid's account of the origins of the festivals of June, demonstrating that Book 6 is effectively a commemoration of Roman War, and elegantly provides a framing bracket to balance the opening celebration of Peace in Book 1. She explores the subtle interweaving of pietas and virtus in Roman religion and its relationship to Augustan ideology, the depth and accuracy of Ovid's antiquarianism, and his audacious expansion of generic boundaries.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
348
Release Date:
2006-08-24
Publication Date:
2006-06-29
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199271348
ISBN13:
9780199271344
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
622 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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