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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464588503321

Titolo

Renaissance tales of desire [[electronic resource] ] : Hermaphroditus and Salmacis, Theseus and Ariadne, Ceyx and Alcione / / edited by Sophie Chiari ; with a preface by Sarah A. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2009

ISBN

1-282-48133-9

9786612481338

1-4438-1596-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChiariSophie

PeendThomas

UnderdownThomas

HubbardWilliam

BrownSarah A

Disciplina

821.309

Soggetti

English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Hermaphroditus and Salmacis -- pt. 2. Theseus and Ariadne -- pt. 3. Ceyx and Alcione.

Sommario/riassunto

This edition of three Ovidian tales translated and partly rewritten in the 1560's (Thomas Peend's The Pleasant fable of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis, Thomas Underdowne's The Excellent Historye of Theseus and Ariadne and William Hubbard's The Tragicall and lamentable Histoire of two faithfull mates: Ceyx Kynge of Thracine and Alcione his wife) calls attention to the possible literary influence of such minor texts on later poets and playwrights like Marlowe and Shakespeare. Indeed, as narrative p...