Antiquarian Voices: The Roman Academy and the Commentary Tradition on Ovid's Fasti
(Part of the Text and Context Series)
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Ovid's Fasti, his poem on the Roman calendar, became especially influential during the fifteenth century as a guide to classical Roman culture. Ovid's treatment of mythological and astronomical lore, his investigation of anniversaries and customs, and his charting of monuments and history offered humanist poets and intellectuals an abundance of material to unravel. They could identify with Ovid as vates operosus, or hard-working seer-poet,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814252125
ISBN13:9780814252123
Release Date:July 2016
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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