
Ovid's Fasti
Roman Holidays
Ovid(Author)
Indiana University Press
Published on 22. April 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-253-20933-7 (ISBN)
Description
"In her extended introduction, Nagle offers illuminating information and commentary . . . This verse translation, internally glossed for clarification, is as accurate as modern English will allow. . . . Highly recommended." -Choice
"An excellent rendition in English of Ovid's poetic calendar of the Roman religious year, with an original introduction and useful notes as well as a glossary . . . The translation is elegant and geared to the modern reader." -The Journal of Indo-European Studies
This elegant translation brings Ovid's poetic calendar of the Roman religious year to a new generation of students and scholars. A valuable source of information about the Roman calendar, it complements Ovid's masterwork, the Metamorphoses.
"An excellent rendition in English of Ovid's poetic calendar of the Roman religious year, with an original introduction and useful notes as well as a glossary . . . The translation is elegant and geared to the modern reader." -The Journal of Indo-European Studies
This elegant translation brings Ovid's poetic calendar of the Roman religious year to a new generation of students and scholars. A valuable source of information about the Roman calendar, it complements Ovid's masterwork, the Metamorphoses.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-20933-7 (9780253209337)
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Persons
BETTY ROSE NAGLE, Associate Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University, is author of The Poetics of Exile and numerous articles on Roman literature.
Content
Introduction
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Glossary of Proper Names
Notes
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Glossary of Proper Names
Notes