Ovid, Fasti 1: A CommentaryBRILL, 2004 - 365 Seiten 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. |
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adopted Aeneas alludes ancient animal appears attempt Augustan Augustus birds Book Cacus Caesar calendar Call Carm Carmentis close Commentary common connection context deal deity describe detail didactic divine early effect elsewhere epic episode Evander event example exile express fact Fasti festival Germanicus given gives gods Hercules human imperial important individual interpretation Introduction Italy January Janus Jupiter land later lines Livia Lucr marked means military nature offer OLD s.v. opening original Ovid Ovid’s particular peace phrase play Plin poem poet poetic poetry Pont popular present Priapus Prop question reading reason refer regularly religious revision role Roman Rome sense sentiment Serv similar specific standard story suggests taken temple Tiberius tion tradition typically verb Verg Vergil