Ovid's Fasti

Roman Holidays

von Betty Rose Nagle, Ovid

218 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"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.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253209337
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.1995
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Übersetzung: Betty Rose Nagle