Book detail: The Fasti ; Tristia ; Pontic epistles ; Ibis ; and Halieuticon of Ovid is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This volume brings together several distinct works attributed to the Roman poet Ovid. The Fasti is a poetic calendar describing Roman festivals and religious observances, left incomplete due to the poet's exile. The Tristia consists of elegiac poems expressing Ovid's grief and longing while banished to Tomis on the Black Sea. The Pontic epistles are letters in verse addressed to friends and family, continuing themes of exile and pleading for recall. The Ibis is a curse poem directed at an unnamed enemy, employing mythological and literary allusions. The Halieuticon is a fragmentary didactic poem on fish and fishing, of uncertain authorship. Together, these works showcase Ovid's versatility across elegy, didactic, and invective poetry, and provide insight into his personal and political circumstances under Augustus.
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