Among Ovid’s works, the

is the least known and most enigmatic one: having long been only considered a source for the history of Roman religion, in the last few decades scholars have recognized its status as a learned and sophisticated text, and have since been investigating its literary and political levels, as well as interactions between them. Studies on the

have mainly focused on two questions: its genre, with the

being a ‘longer’ elegy which is defined negatively in contrast with love elegy, on the one hand, and the

(Ovid’s epic poem, written in the same years between 2 BCE and 8 CE) on the other hand; and its role in the context of Augustan ideology, as some scholars believe the

to celebrate and adhere to it, whereas others see irony and…

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Citation: Merli, Elena. "Fasti". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 August 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5182, accessed 22 November 2024.]