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

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.309
• Soggetto topico: English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism
• Altri autori: ChiariSophie PeendThomas UnderdownThomas HubbardWilliam BrownSarah A
• 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...
• Titolo autorizzato: Renaissance tales of desire
• ISBN: 1-282-48133-9; 9786612481338; 1-4438-1596-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811081303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II