Ovid‚ the name itself sparks a few thoughts: poetry‚ Latin‚ literature. Indeed‚ he was perhaps the most important and central figure of Latin literature and poems. Behind such status though‚ is a man. A man who lived a life beyond just his writings‚ who worked hard to establish career‚ a man with personal conflicts with his family and society. So‚ why are his works still legendary and an important portion of literary curriculums today? It is because his writing tells stories‚ it sets the reader
Premium Virgil Greek mythology Homer
A Reflection of Metamorphosis Ovid’s Metamorphosis was unlike anything I have ever read fifteen books skillfully and creatively compiled into one. The epic proved to be thought provoking‚ yet comical at the same time‚ making it an easy read. I recently realized that over the past few weeks Metamorphosis has somewhat become a part of me‚ that’s what makes it such a great epic. I often find myself alluding to its characters‚ story plots‚ and themes. Metamorphosis certainly covered a lot of territory
Premium Epic poetry Love Fiction
the character Ovid and Wordsworth through first person. An imaginary Life was written in a post-romantic era and tells the story of the Roman poet Ovid’s exile from Rome - the centre of culture at the time - to the bleak wilderness at Thomis‚ near the Black Sea. Here we have a person absolutely dependent on language - a poet - forced to live in a world where the landscape‚ the language‚ all is alien him. Eventually‚ with the assistance of the Child‚ a youth reared in the wild‚ Ovid comes to accept
Premium Romanticism William Wordsworth David Malouf
have produced their famous works. These epic classics are the roots of the tree of literature. It is important to recognize and appreciate these world-renowned writers who have contributed so much to their country’s culture. In epic poetry‚ poets like Ovid influenced Shakespeare‚ so new forms of literature were created‚ Dante heightened religious believes in the Inferno influencing entire nations‚ children learned about morality from the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ and culture was preserved through the writings
Premium Epic poetry Homer Odyssey
Shakespeare’s plays is well-documented. Many of these transformations have root in Metamorphoses by Ovid. This sprawling work of fifteen books creates an intricate world of mythology that Shakespeare used as inspiration time and time again. The Winter’s Tale is no exception: references both explicit and implied come from Ovid’s epic. The women of The Winter’s Tale are especially influenced by the stories of Ovid; the characters of Perdita and Hermione seem to pull from many sources‚ which allow them to become
Premium Greek mythology William Shakespeare
Irresistible Despite its beauty‚ love can be dangerous‚ yet it is so completely fundamental to life. Whether by chance or design‚ the necessity of reproduction to the survival of our species has brought about intense emotional connections between individuals. Ovid’s “Metamorphoses‚” translated by Charles Martin‚ provides an “origin story” for love and desire – that they are the workings of deities outside our realm of existence. Through the selected tragedies within this work‚ the irresistibility
Premium Love Psychology Virgil
Greek and Roman Gods‚ Temples‚ and Festivals: Alike Yet Different by Rose Williams The following discussions are samples from an overall study which is used in my book ‘Gods and Other Odd Creatures.’ Drawings “Gate of Janus Geminus” and “Aedes Vestae”are from the book and may be copied‚ as may all other drawings in the book. Since the Romans were both polytheistic and tidy‚ they tended to organize the deities they encountered and to equate them to Roman gods if possible. Thus when they conquered
Premium Roman mythology Greek mythology Zeus
Transformation Myths At the introduction of the Metamorphoses‚ Ovid achieves several things. Primarily‚ he outlines the world of the poem. He is going to articulate to the reader‚ how bodies are altered into different bodies‚ in the loosest sense. In this poem‚ he is addressing all kinds of transformation‚ from the transformation of Chaos into the Universe to literal bodily transformations‚ to the formation and demolition of cities‚ the evolution of mankind‚ and even what could be described as emotional
Premium Virgil Greek mythology Religion
Shakespeare The Fraud Getting recognized for personal work is always a good feeling. However‚ when someone else steals your idea and receives credit and appraisal for it the feelings drastically change. This is exactly how the original author would have felt if they were alive when Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet. Shakespear doesn’t deserve credit for the story of Romeo & Juliet; he plagiarized the original story ( Pyramus & Thisbe )‚ stole this story from the original authors‚ and kept most
Premium Romeo and Juliet
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus After Ovid’s narration of the Greek myth of Icarus in the Metamorphoses (AD 8)‚ the legend has been transported‚ represented and interpreted through the time by several artists. Probably Brueghel‚ 1500 years later Ovid‚ painted Landscape with the Fall al Icarus (1560s)‚ representing or rather demystifying Icarus’s myth in a “new era”: the Renaissance. Influenced by the painting as other poets‚ the 20-th century American poet William Carlos Williams‚ keeping the same
Premium William Carlos Williams Greek mythology Renaissance