{"product_id":"9780141913339","title":"Fasti","description":"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 upon them: after celebrating the emperor as a Jupiter-on-earth, for example, Ovid deliberately juxtaposes a story showing the king of the gods as a savage rapist. Endlessly playful, this is also a work of integrity and courage, and a superb climax to the life of one of Rome's greatest writers.","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119776940272,"sku":"9780141913339","price":14.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141913339_p0.jpg?v=1763655907","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141913339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}