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Fasti (Oxford World's Classics) by Ovid is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fasti (Oxford World's Classics) about?
Written after he had been banished to the Black Sea city of Tomis by Emperor Augustus, the Fasti is Ovid's last major poetic work. Both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles, it weaves together tales of gods and citizens together to explore Rome's history, religious beliefs and traditions. It may also be read as a subtle but powerful political manifesto which derides Augustus' attempts to control his subjects by imposing his own mythology up
Who reads Fasti (Oxford World's Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ovid
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140446906
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literary Collections
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (259 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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