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Editore: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1437122450ISBN 13: 9781437122459
Da: West Cove UK, Wellington, Regno Unito
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Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> SHAKESPEARE AND OVID.-Amongst the direct sources of Shakes peare's works, after North's Plutarch and Holinshed, probably the most important was Ovid. The Fasti, the Heroides, and the Metamorphoses were just such works as would be most likely to impress a young mind; and Shakespeare's early ambition seems to have been to be the English Ovid, whilst accident made him a dramatist. Thus in his Lucrece and his Venus and Adonis he directly challenges comparison. His themes are of the same romantic and imaginative stuff; his method the same rich and picturesque description; and the motto upon the title of the Venus and Adonis shows that he took the attempt seriously. In this respect he judged truly of his powers, although he enormously underestimated them. Other dramatists have pourtrayed the doings and the fate of men so as to move our souls; but no other has taken us into fairy land, and made imps and fays live before us as Shakespeare has done. Ben Jonson and Middleton have done something for demons and witches;
Editore: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1437122450ISBN 13: 9781437122459
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Libro Print on Demand
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Editore: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008
ISBN 10: 1437122450ISBN 13: 9781437122459
Da: moluna, Greven, Germania
Libro Print on Demand
Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.