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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chiari, Sophie.

Brown, Sarah Annes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D--Adaptations.

Ovid.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D--Influence.

Peend, Thomas. Pleasant fable of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis.

Peend, Thomas.

Underdown, Thomas. Excellent historye of Theseus and Ariadne.

Underdown, Thomas.

Hubbard, William. Tragicall and lamentable histoire of two faithfull mates.

Hubbard, William.

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

English poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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...

Contents:

pt. 1. Hermaphroditus and Salmacis

pt. 2. Theseus and Ariadne

pt. 3. Ceyx and Alcione.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Contains:

Peend, Thomas. Pleasant fable of Hermaphroditus and Salmacis.

Underdown, Thomas. Excellent historye of Theseus and Ariadne.

Hubbard, William. Tragicall and lamentable histoire of two faithfull mates.

ISBN:

9786612481338

9781282481336

1282481339

9781443815963

1443815969

OCLC:

816365866