Fasti (Penguin Classics),New Christopher Alexander A Daring Novel That Explores

A Daring Novel That Explores The Sacred Nature Of Sex And Love And Invites Us To Confront Our Own Prejudices And Demons

Rolling Back The Years

An Awardwinning Food Writer Traces A Fascinating Culinary Heritage And Looks To A Promising Future

Although Vast Changes Have Occurred In Military Thinking And Technology

Tower Rhapsodizes About Food The Meals Choreographed Like Great Ballets

Fasti (Penguin Classics),New Christopher Alexander A Daring Novel That ExploresWritten 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