The Metamorphosis of Ovid: From Chaucer to Ted HughesDuckworth, 1999 - 246 páginas The Roman poet Ovid's best known poem, the 'Metamorphoses', is one of the cornerstones of Western culture and the principal source for all the most famous myths of Greece and Rome. Not surprisingly, it has proved a continuing inspiration for poets, composers and painters alike. This is an inclusive account of the 'Metamorphoses' on English literature over the course of six centuries, from Chaucer to Ted Hughes. |
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Fame | 23 |
Dream and The Tempest | 57 |
Brownings The Ring and the Book | 155 |
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