Fasti
About this book
"One of the fullest and most enjoyable sources of information on Roman myth and religion, the Fasti is both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles and genres, comic, tragic, elegiac, epic and erotic. Yet many of them contain uncomfortable political echoes. Augustus tried to control his subjects by imposing his own version of history and annual cycle of festivals on them, but Ovid - banished to the Black Sea - brilliantly debunks the official heroes and power structures. (After celebrating the emperor as a Jupiter-on-earth, for example, he deliberately juxtaposes a story showing the king of gods as a savage rapist.) Endlessly playful, this is also a work of real integrity and courage, a superb climax to the career of one of Rome's greatest writers."--Jacket.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 682 readers · 301 pages · ≈ 5 h 34 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read Fasti?
About ≈ 5 h 34 m — 301 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Fasti?
301 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Fasti?
It sits on the Poetry shelves.
Is Fasti in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who are the main characters in Fasti?
The main characters include Ovid (43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D).
Where does Fasti take place?
It is set in Rome.
Who wrote Fasti?
Ovid.
Where can I read Fasti online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library