A Commentary on Ovid's Fasti, Book 6

by R. Joy Littlewood

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9780199271344
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/24/2006
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

R. Joy Littlewood is an independent scholar.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Ovid's Fasti in its historical context2. Augustus' reorganization of Roman religion and its impact on Fasti VI3. Genre and antiquarianism4. Themes5. Ovid's narrative technique6. Ovid's debt to Livy in Fasti 67. The textList of alternative readingsStructural outline of Ovid's calendar for JuneCommentaryBibliography