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"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 provided a continuing inspiration for poets, composers and painters alike.".
"This is the first inclusive account of this hugely important poem's influence on English literature. The Metamorphosis of Ovid charts the reception of the Metamorphoses over the course of six centuries, beginning with Chaucer's enigmatic House of Fame and ending with Ted Hughes' widely acclaimed Tales from Ovid.
As well as offering reassessments of works whose debt to Ovid has long been recognised, such as The Tempest and Paradise Lost, this book demonstrates that Ovidianism is an even more complex and pervasive phenomenon within English literature than has previously been recognised, and may be found in the most unexpected places."--BOOK JACKET.
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Appreciation, Classical Mythology, English literature, Great Britain, History and criticism, Influence, Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis in literature, Mythology, Mythology, Classical, in literature, Roman influences, Ovid, 43 b.c.-17 a.d. or 18 a.d.People
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The Metamorphosis of Ovid: From Chaucer to Ted Hughes
September 3, 2003, Duckworth Publishers
Paperback
in English
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The Metamorphosis of Ovid: From Chaucer to Ted Hughes
February 5, 2000, Palgrave Macmillan
Hardcover
in English
0312228449 9780312228446
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The Metamorphosis of Ovid: from Chaucer to Ted Hughes
1999, Duckworth
in English
0715628879 9780715628874
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The metamorphosis of Ovid: from Chaucer to Ted Hughes
1999, St. Martin's Press
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