{"product_id":"antiquarian-voices-angela-fritsen-9780814252123","title":"Antiquarian Voices: The Roman Academy and the Commentary Tradition on Ovid's Fasti","description":"Ovid's \u003ci\u003eFasti, \u003c\/i\u003e his poem on the Roman calendar, became especially influential during the fifteenth century as a guide to classical Roman culture. Ovid's treatment of mythological and astronomical lore, his investigation of anniversaries and customs, and his charting of monuments and history offered humanist poets and intellectuals an abundance of material to unravel. They could identify with Ovid as \u003ci\u003evates operosus, \u003c\/i\u003e or hard-working seer-poet, suggesting both researcher and inspired authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Angela Fritsen's \u003ci\u003eAntiquarian Voices: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roman Academy and the Commentary Tradition on Ovid's\u003c\/i\u003e Fasti offers the first study of the Renaissance exegesis and imitation of Ovid as antiquarian. Fritsen analyzes the \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e commentaries by Paolo Marsi (1440-1484) and Antonio Costanzi (1436-1490) as well as the connections between the two works. It situates Ovidian \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e studies in the Roman Academy under the mentorship of Pomponio Leto. Nowhere could the investigation of the \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e be carried out better than in Rome. The humanists had a guide to the City in Ovid. They also regarded the \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e as well suited to the ideology of the ancient Roman \u003ci\u003eimperium\u003c\/i\u003e's renewal in modern papal Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntiquarian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how in reviving the \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e the humanists returned Rome to its original splendor. The book demonstrates that the humanists were eager to relate the \u003ci\u003eFasti\u003c\/i\u003e to their antiquarian pursuits-as well as to their rising personal fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Fritsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814252125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814252123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Angela Fritsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331724271871,"sku":"9780814252123","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c78114b-e0af-4dfe-b33b-5b1113777d64.jpg?v=1713970724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antiquarian-voices-angela-fritsen-9780814252123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}