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Ovid Fasti: Books I-III

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Ovid Fasti: Books I-III
Ovid Fasti: Books I-III

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Ovid Fasti: Books I-III

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Ovid's is a journey through ancient Rome, using the calendar as a guide. The reader of this poem tours the monuments of the Augustan-era city, witnesses both urban and rustic seasonal festivals, and commemorates the epic events of long-past history. The reader also experiences the passage of the year, as measured by the natural world: the rising and setting of constellations, the migration of birds, and the comforting rhythms of agriculture. Throughout, Ovid enlivens the narrative with myths, including Romulus and Remus, Callisto and Jupiter, Lucretia and Tarquinius, Hercules and Cacus, and many more. In doing so, he evokes the questions of what constitutes justice, or glory, or patriotism. The result is a lively tour of the Roman year--sometimes thoughtful, sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant or even farcical--that interweaves human customs into the natural world, and gives occasional glimpses of awe-inspiring divinities on the streets of Rome.

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