Ovid, Aratus and Augustus: Astronomy in Ovid's Fasti (Cambridge Classical Studies) [Hardcover]

Emma Gee (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521651875 | ISBN-13: 978-0521651875 | Publication Date: March 28, 2000

This book explores how astronomy and power were linked in the early Roman Empire. This is achieved by careful study of the Fasti by the Roman poet Ovid--a poem about the Roman calendar that contains many references to and stories about the stars. The author does not study Ovid's stars by using the techniques of mathematical astronomy but aims to combine the methodology of recent genre-based readings with a broad cultural perspective.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book's editorirla work is generally excellent....The principal merit of G.'s study is that it provides a detailed and thoughtful analysis of Aratus' astropoetic and Augustus' propagandistic influence on Ovid's Fasti....(The book) deserves a place especially on the shelves of those interested in the Fasti and in the Nachleben of Aratus." Classical Bulletin

Book Description

This book explores how astronomy and power were linked in the early Roman Empire. This is achieved by careful study of the Fasti by the Roman poet Ovid--a poem about the Roman calendar which contains many references to and stories about the stars. The author does not study Ovid's stars by using the techniques of mathematical astronomy but aims to combine the methodology of recent genre-based readings with a broad cultural perspective.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521651875
• ISBN-13: 978-0521651875
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,279,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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