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''The Metamorphoses'' has served as an enormous influence throughout the ages; today, it remains one of the best classical sources for many myths. [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' parallels many aspects of "Pyramus and Thisbe", a myth which also appears as a [[Show Within a Show|play within a play]] in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Nights Dream]]''. In Act V of ''[[The Tempest]]'', one of Prospero's speeches is strikingly similar to a speech Medea makes in Book VII of ''The Metamorphoses''. Additionally, ''[[Titus Andronicus (theatre)|Titus Andronicus]]'' bears various similarities to the story of Philomena, and Lavinia actually points out the passage to tell her father and uncle what had happened to her. |
''The Metamorphoses'' has served as an enormous influence throughout the ages; today, it remains one of the best classical sources for many myths. [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], notably, borrowed from or was inspired by various stories in the collection. ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' parallels many aspects of "Pyramus and Thisbe", a myth which also appears as a [[Show Within a Show|play within a play]] in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Nights Dream]]''. In Act V of ''[[The Tempest]]'', one of Prospero's speeches is strikingly similar to a speech Medea makes in Book VII of ''The Metamorphoses''. Additionally, ''[[Titus Andronicus (theatre)|Titus Andronicus]]'' bears various similarities to the story of Philomena, and Lavinia actually points out the passage to tell her father and uncle what had happened to her. |
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Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' is available online [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid.html here]... (What, can't read the Latin? [[Grumpy Old Man|Kids these days]]... A.S.Kline's English translation is available [http://etext.virginia.edu/latin/ovid/trans/Ovhome.htm here.]) |
Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' is available online [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid.html here]... (What, can't read the Latin? [[Grumpy Old Man|Kids these days]]... A.S.Kline's English translation is available [http://etext.virginia.edu/latin/ovid/trans/Ovhome.htm here.]{{dead link}}) |
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Not to be confused with [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''. |
Not to be confused with [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''. |
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