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... Ovidian elements expands and revitalizes the Christian mythos of the Fall for Milton's fit audience . Above all , Milton's dialogue with Ovid underscores the fact that both poems are epics of change : change that extends beyond the ...
... Ovidian elements expands and revitalizes the Christian mythos of the Fall for Milton's fit audience . Above all , Milton's dialogue with Ovid underscores the fact that both poems are epics of change : change that extends beyond the ...
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... Ovid is concerned to create , according to Tasso , is wonder . The spectacular theme of metamorphosis itself incites wonder , yet Ovid intensifies the effect through his narrative mode . Ovid's mannered narration leads readers to create ...
... Ovid is concerned to create , according to Tasso , is wonder . The spectacular theme of metamorphosis itself incites wonder , yet Ovid intensifies the effect through his narrative mode . Ovid's mannered narration leads readers to create ...
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... Ovid's concentration on the young Medea's initial response to Jason goes a long way toward distinguishing his portrait of Medea in the Metamorphoses from other versions of the popular legend . Euripides ' play of the fifth century B.C. ...
... Ovid's concentration on the young Medea's initial response to Jason goes a long way toward distinguishing his portrait of Medea in the Metamorphoses from other versions of the popular legend . Euripides ' play of the fifth century B.C. ...
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